Crop Protection 2009

It is quite an undertaking to find the right products to keep insects from taking hold in your fields while at the same time keeping a balance to avoid building up resistance. In the last of a four-part series on crop protection, we look at new insect control products and label changes that took place in 2008.

To see a list including some of the pest control products that have been introduced in recent years as well as information on some not-so-new crop protection materials that may have some new uses for vegetable growers,

AgraQuest, Inc.

www.agraquest.com
AgraQuest launched its first insecticide, Baritone. Derived from the kurstaki strain BMP 123 of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, this product is registered on numerous vegetables and other crops.

Arysta LifeScience

www.arystalifescience.us
EPA renewed the registration of Midas (iodomethane) soil fumigant, with no time limitation. Midas received a time-limited registration for one year from the EPA in October 2007. Since then, the product has been registered in 47 states. A broad spectrum soil fumigant, Midas controls soilborne diseases, nematodes, weed seeds, and insects in strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, and other crops.

Bayer CropScience

www.bayercropscienceus.com
• Belt SC (flubendiamide) has been registered by EPA to control a broad spectrum of worm pests. The product can be used on a variety of crops,
including sweet corn and popcorn.
• Movento, (spirotetramat) with its two-way systemic activity, was registered in mid-2008 for use in a variety of crops including vegetables. The product protects against a broad spectrum of sucking insects.
• Synapse WG (flubendiamide) also was registered in mid-2008 for control of several lepidopteran worm species in okra as well as leafy, fruiting, and cucurbit vegetables. The product contains a new active ingredient from a new chemical class that is said to show no cross-resistance to conventional insecticides.

Brandt Specialty Formulations

www.brandtconsolidated.com
The spray oil, Saf-T-Side (petroleum oil), is now listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute. The product is a pre-emulsified smothering oil labeled
for a broad range of crops, including vegetables, and provides control of insects and disease.

Chemtura

www.chemtura.com
Temprano (abamectin) miticide can be used on more than 40 crops, including vegetables and fruits.

Dow AgroSciences

www.dowagro.com
The European Union (EU) has included spinosad in its organic listing. As a result of this regulatory action, Entrust and GF-120 NF insecticides may now be imported into the EU and sold under the EU organic logo.

DuPont Crop Protection

www2.dupont.com
Coragen (rynaxypyr) received EPA approval for use on a variety of vegetables, including lettuce, peppers, and tomatoes. The product’s active ingredient targets pests at low-use rates while making a minimal impact on beneficials.

FMC Corp.

www.fmccrop.com
• Hero EW (bifenthrin, zeta-cypermethrin) is labeled for use on eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, head lettuce, head and stem brassicas, succulent
peas, and beans. The product received an expanded label to control foliar pests on potatoes and other root and tuber crops.
• Mustang Max EW (S-Cyano) is approved for use on vegetable crops, including brassicas and leafy and fruiting vegetables.

MANA Crop Protection

www.manainc.com
• Alias 4F can be used in California as an all-in-one imidacloprid for soil and foliar applications. The product is registered in the state on cole crops, leafy vegetables, cucurbits, and strawberries.
• Fanfare 2EC (bifenthrin) insecticide/miticide is labeled for use on beans and peas as well as broccoli, spinach, potatoes, and other crops.

Natural Forces, LLC

www.naturalforcesllc.com
SorbiShield 90 is a new sugar-based insecticide that uses sorbitol octanoate as its active ingredient. The product is labeled for use on nearly 100 vegetable, herb, spice, fruit and nut, and field crops. The biochemical insecticide/miticide can even be sprayed on edible crops the day of harvest without restriction.

Rotam Ltd.

www.rotam.com
The miticide/insecticide Abacus (abamectin) can be used on additional crops including herbs, cantaloupe, eggplant, tomatillo, and leafy vegetables. New uses are approved in all states where Abacus is currently registered, including California.

Syngenta Crop Protection

www.syngentacropprotection.com
• Last fall, Durivo (chlorantraniliprole, thiamethoxam) received federal registration for use on leafy and fruiting vegetables, brassicas, and cucurbits. Durivo employs two modes of action to protect vegetables from chewing and sucking insects as well as lepidopteran pests.
• Endigo (lambda-cyhalothrin and thiamethoxam) received the nod for use on potatoes. The product protects potatoes against Colorado potato beetle, aphids, potato leafhopper, European corn borer, and potato tuberworm.
• An enhanced formulation of Platinum 2SC received federal registration as Platinum 75SG, containing a higher concentration of thiamethoxam than Platinum 2SC, so growers now have fewer containers to handle and dispose. Platinum 75SG is registered for use on potatoes as well as brassica, cucurbits, fruiting, leafy, corm, root, and tuberous vegetables.
• Revus (mandipropamid) was approved for use on peppers as well as brassica, bulb, leafy, and cucurbit vegetables. Classified as a reduced-risk pesticide, Revus is said to be the first mandelamide fungicide on the market. The product targets oomycete fungi.
• Revus Top, a premix of mandipropamid and difenoconazole, received the nod in March 2008. The product is registered for use on tomatoes and potatoes.
• Voliam Xpress (lambda-cyhalo-thrin and chlorantraniliprole) also was introduced last year for use on head and leaf lettuce, fruiting vegetables, head and stem brassicas, and cucurbit vegetables. The product protects crops from chewing and sucking insects as well as lepidopteran pests.
• For use on potatoes and other fruit crops, Voliam Flexi (thiamethoxam and chlorantraniliprole) received federal registration in late September 2008.
• Syngenta enhanced Warrior with Zeon Technology with the launch of Warrior II with Zeon Technology (lambda-cyhalothrin). A more concentrated formulation of Warrior with Zeon Technology, Warrior II is used for broad-spectrum insect control in more than 23 crop groups, including potatoes and other vegetables.

Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.

www.tkinet.com
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. (TKI) purchased the Surround crop protection business from BASF. Surround is a patented kaolin clay-based particle film technology that protects crops, including vegetables, from insects, sunburn, and heat stress. The development and marketing of Surround will be done by TKI’s crop protection unit, NovaSource.

United Phosphorus, Inc.

www.upi-usa.com
• Assail (acetamiprid) has additional crops added to its label, including cucurbits, legume vegetables, bulb vegetables, strawberries, and other fruits. Assail offers broad-spectrum control on a variety of chewing and sucking insects.
• Bifenture (bifenthrin) can be used on garden beets and tomatillo. The product is not yet approved in New York.
• Lambda-Cy (lambda-cyhalothrin) received the nod for use on cucurbits and tuberous and corm vegetables.

Valent U.S.A. Corp.

www.valent.com
• Launched in 2008, Belay (clothianidin) now has a new seed piece registration. Seed piece, soil, and foliar uses will be on one label in 2009 to give growers application flexibility. Belay provides long-lasting control of pests in potatoes including Colorado potato beetle, aphids, fleabeetles, and leafhoppers. The Belay seed piece registration is pending in California and it is not registered in New York.
• Venom (dinotefuran) has a new supplemental label which removes size restrictions on tomatoes.
• Zeal (etoxazole) miticide is now registered for use in melons and other fruit crops, offering long-lasting residual control of two-spotted spider mite, European red mite, and Pacific spider mite in a single application.