Abamectin

AVG highlights the latest insect control products and label changes.

ARVESTA CORP.

www.arvesta.com

* Arvesta Corp.'s chloropicrin soil fumigant product is registered in California. The product is used as a fungicide and a nematicide for the control of soilborne pests and diseases such as wireworms, nematodes, Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium, and Verticillium in various crops. In addition to California, the product is registered for use in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, and Washington.

* Kanemite 15SC (acequinocyl) miticide is registered to control spider mites in strawberries. The product provides fast knockdown and excellent residual activity while leaving most predacious mites and beneficial insects unharmed.

CEREXAGRI

www.cerexagri.com

* Assail (acetamiprid) from Cerexagri Inc. is registered in New York state for use on leafy and fruiting vegetables and cole crops.

CROMPTON CROP PROTECTION

www.cromptoncorp.com

* Crompton Crop Protection's Acramite (bifenazate) miticide received registration in California for use on cucurbits and fruiting vegetables.

* Floramite SC (bifenazate) miticide previously labeled for control of mite pests on ornamental plants can be used on greenhouse-grown tomatoes on varieties greater than 1 inch in diameter when mature. Floramite SC is a selective, long-lasting miticide with novel chemistry and an unique mode of action. It provides knockdown of spider mites in all life stages in three days and maintains residual control for up to 28 days.

* Rimon (novaluron), a broad-spectrum potato insecticide with a unique mode of action, will help potato growers improve control of juvenile populations of Colorado potato beetle and other insect pests and help manage insect resistance. Rimon offers a mode of action that interferes with chitin development. Applied when insect pests are in the larval or nymph stages of development, Rimon prevents immature Colorado potato beetles, beet army worms, loopers, potato tuber moths, and whiteflies from reaching the next growth stage.

EMERALD BIOGRICULTURE CORP.

www.emeraldbio.com

* Emerald BioAgriculture Corp. has sold its biological insecticide line to Laverlam International Corp. in Cali, Columbia. The three insecticide products included in the sale are Botanigard ES, Bontanigard 22WP, and Myeotrol. A manufacturing plant in Boise, ID, is also included. Emerald will concentrate on sales of Auxigro WP in the future.

FMC CORP.

www.fmc.com

* Capture (bifenthrin) insecticide is labeled on vegetables to controls aphids, worms, and mites.

* Mustang Max EW (zeta-Cypermethrin) has a label pending in vegetables in California, Arizona, and Florida for control of stink bugs, worms, beetles, leafhoppers, and aphids.

FARMSAVER.COM

www.farmsaver.com

* FarmSaver.com received the first federal label for a generic version of abamectin, the macrocyclic lactone miticide/insecticide. Called Abba, this product controls the entire spider mite complex and leafminers that reduce yields and quality of strawberries and leafy vegetables by penetrating foliage quickly, leaving leaf surfaces safe for beneficials.

GOWAN CO.

www.gowanco.com

* Gowan Company received the U.S. marketing rights for Lorsban 75WG (chlorpyrifos) from Dow AgroSciences LLC. Dow AgroSciences developed this new Lorsban formulation and markets this product internationally. Lorsban 75WG is slated to replace Lorsban 50W. The new 75WG label includes the spectrum of vegetable crops from the 4E and 50W labels. Lorsban 75WG is a unique low-odor formulation that is not a federally restricted-use product.

MAKHTESHIM AGAN OF NORTH AMERICAN

www.makhteshim.co.il/makhteshim

* A new label for Fanfare 2 EC (bifenthrin) insecticide/miticide from Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., has been approved for use on peas, beans, cucurbits, brassicas, fruiting, and leafy vegetables. Apyrethroid, Fanfare is used to control a broad spectrum of foliar and soilborne insects and mites. It is registered in all states except California and Arizona.

SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION

www.syngentacropprotection.com

* Actara and Platinum (thiamethoxam) from Syngenta Crop Protection received approval for new crop uses. Both the Actara and Platinum labels now include the following vegetable crops: carrots, radishes, and strawberries.

* Cruiser (thiamethoxam) seed treatment insecticide is now registered to protect pea and dry bean crops from a broad spectrum of early season sucking and chewing pests. These restrictions join existing labels for garden beans and sweet corn in the large-seeded vegetable crop group.

* Proclaim (emamectin benzoate) from Syngenta Crop Protection received an expanded label in California for worm control in vegetables. The label adds fruiting vegetables, leafy vegetables, and leafy brassica (cole) crops, plus aerial application. A total of 48 states are on the revised label.

UNITED PHOSPHORUS INC.

www.upi-usa.com

* Bifenture 2EC (bifenthrin) insecticide/miticide is registered for use on succulent peas and beans, brassicas, artichoke, cucurbits, eggplant, head lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, and peppers to control a broad spectrum of insects including worms, loopers, plant bugs, aphids, whiteflies, mites, and others. Registration is pending in California.

VALENT U.S.A

www.valent.com

* Florida vegetable growers now have a new insect growth regulator (IGR) to combat whiteflies thanks to a supplemental label granted in 2004 for Knack IGR (pyriproxyfen). Marketed by Valent U.S.A. Corp., Knack can be used on brassica leafy vegetables, cucurbits, okra, and other fruiting vegetables to control silverleal whiteflies.

* Zeal (etoxazole) miticide received EPA registration for use on strawberries and other crops during 2004 and has also been registered for use in California and New York. The product provides control of spider mites and red mites for more than six weeks. Zeal's active ingredient has a unique mode of action. A molting inhibitor, Zeal stops egg, larva, and nymph development on contact. The product also is an ovicide that sterilizes adults and prevents eggs from hatching.

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