New Miticide Registered For Almonds, Cherries

Posted by Christina Herrick|March 4, 2016

Gowan Company, LLC announces Federal EPA registration of Magister Sc Miticide. Magister SC is registered to control mites in almonds, cherries, Christmas trees, non-bearing tree fruits, and nuts. It is also registered for powdery mildew control in cherries. Magister was also approved in California for almonds and cherries in January.

Magister SC is a broad-spectrum miticide active against spider mites (Tetranychidae), broad mites (Tarsonemidae), flat mites (Tenuipalpidae), and gall mites (Eriophyidae).

Fenazaquin, the active ingredient in Magister SC, is a new foliar miticide belonging to the chemical class quinazoline. Magister SC provides contact activity against all stages, including eggs, immature, and adult mites. It delivers fast knock-down along with residual control for mite populations. Magister inhibits respiration in cells of target mites providing rapid control.

Magister SC is a unique miticide as it also controls powdery mildew in cherries Podosphaera clandestine.

“We are excited about the performance we have seen with this product and the opportunity it provides to control mites and fungal diseases in several important crops,” said Jairo Melgarejo, Magister SC Global Product Manager for Gowan Company. “Although fenazaquin is a brand new compound here in the U.S., it has been used successfully on a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops in more than 50 countries worldwide.”