American Vanguard Buys Insecticide Rights

American Vanguard Corp. said its Amvac Chemical Corp. unit acquired the exclusive U.S. marketing rights to the Aztec 4.67% granular corn soil insecticide business from Bayer Corp. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

American Vanguard, a Newport Beach-based agricultural products company, said it will market the insecticide formulation through its Smartbox Delivery System.