Sep 26, 2008

Voliam Flexi insecticide registered

EPA has registered Syngenta Crop Protection’s Voliam Flexi insecticide.

Voliam Flexi is approved for use on potatoes, pome fruit, stone fruit and grapes. State registrations or specific crop and/or pest uses may still be pending in certain states.

Voliam Flexi features two modes of action to protect crops from chewing and sucking insects as well as lepidopteran pest larvae. It contains chlorantraniliprole, a new mode of action from the diamide family of insecticides, and thiamethoxam, a member of the neonicotinoid class of chemistry.

“Different insect pest populations often overlap in these fruit and potato crops, and growers can maximize their window of opportunity by controlling beetles, leafhoppers, aphids and worms at the same time, with one product,” said John Koenig, Syngenta insecticide brand manager. “Voliam Flexi provides a flexible, convenient option with excellent efficacy and long residual activity. In fact, the broad-spectrum control of Voliam Flexi makes it an excellent replacement for organophosphate and carbamate insecticides.”

Voliam Flexi is a valuable resistance management tool and is highly compatible with Integrated Pest Management programs, according to the company.

For more information, visit www.syngenta.com.