Bayer ES Offers Schools Special Rate on TopChoice

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Bayer Environmental Science announced the beginning of its Fire Ant Free Schools Program for 2006, which offers qualified public and private schools one free bag of TopChoice, the company's fire ant prevention technology, with every two bags purchased.  The 2006 promotion is available to schools April 1 to Oct. 31. TopChoice, a granular insecticide spread over turf-like fertilizer, both controls and prevents fire ants for one year with a single, professional application.

"Bayer realizes that schools are zero-tolerance zones when it comes to fire ants. We believe that the best way to combat fire ant infestations is to prevent them in the first place," says Bryan Gooch, business manager, insecticides, Bayer Environmental Science.  "We had so many schools take advantage of the promotion in 2005 we have decided to continue to offer a discounted rate in 2006. We hope that this year even more schools will take advantage of this opportunity to become fire ant free zones."

For more information about TopChoice visit www.nofireants.com, contact your local Bayer ES sales representative, or Bayer customer service at 1-800-331-2867.