In Missouri, AgWeb reported that a new insect control tool from Syngenta, Plinazolin, is now registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in a variety of broad-acre and specialty crops including corn, cotton, cereals, vegetables and tree fruit.
Plinazolin is the trademark name for the active ingredient isocycloseram, a member of the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee’s Group 30, according to the report.
This group of insecticides is known as GABA receptor antagonists. Plinazolin is formulated to control insect pests by contact and ingestion to quickly stop feeding.
The company spent 12 years researching and developing the product, as well as testing it in more than 3,000 U.S. trials, according to Elijah Meck, Syngenta technical product lead, the report added.
The report noted that the offering includes Opello, a soil-applied insecticide which provides control of corn rootworm, consistently helping corn yield up to 27 bu/A more than untreated, while its highly tank-mix compatible formulation allows growers to leave equipment clogs and slowdowns in the past, the report added.
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