Syngenta announced today that its thiamethoxam, Platinum soil insecticide, and Actara foliar insecticide have received EPA registration.
Both are registered for potatoes.
"One application of Platinum at planting provides long-lasting control of major sucking and chewing insects," Coby Long, insecticide brand manager stated.
The active ingredient thiamethoxam is a second-generation neonicotinoid insecticide. It has unique chemical properties that offer several advantages over other chemistries. It has minimal impact on most beneficial insects making it well suited for integrated pest-management programs.
Syngenta is using a new term, trans-stemic to describe the movement of Actara in a plant. It is both translaminar and locally systemic. It has extended residual control because it penetrates and moves throughout plant leaves.
See further information at www.syngenta.com.