Cimegra insecticide label expansion gives Canadian potato growers a new tool to combat Colorado potato beetles
Already renowned for providing true wireworm control in-furrow, Cimegra is now registered for foliar use on Colorado potato beetles
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Nov. 7, 2023 – BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) is pleased to share a label expansion for Cimegra® insecticide, which includes foliar use on potatoes for control of Colorado potato beetles. As part of BASF’s commitment to providing solutions to help grow healthy crops, Cimegra delivers effective control against one of the most damaging and yield-inhibiting insects for potatoes.
“Cimegra is a unique product in our insecticide portfolio because it is currently the only Group 30 available on the market,” says Chris Vander Kant, corn, soybeans and horticultural crop manager, BASF Canada. “It’s important to us at BASF to provide growers with alternative options in their integrated pest management strategies as Colorado potato beetles start to develop resistance to other insecticide groups on the market.”
Cimegra works through both contact and ingestion, so it is a powerful tool for growers looking for control of chewing pests. Powered by the unique IRAC Group 30 mode of action, Cimegra provides rapid knockdown and control of tough chewing pests.
Previously selected for the Spudsmart Top 10 Most Innovative Product in the Potato Industry award, Cimegra is a powerful tool for growers. The label expansion for foliar use on potatoes now allows growers to control the two toughest pests in potatoes – wireworms and Colorado potato beetles – with one product.
In addition to the label expansion for foliar application in potatoes, the Cimegra label expansion also includes:
o Brassica head and stem vegetables: Foliar treatment to control diamondback moth, cabbage looper, imported cabbageworm and flea beetles.
o Leafy vegetables: Foliar treatment to control diamondback moth, imported cabbageworm, cabbage looper, flea beetles and red-headed flea beetle.
o Fruiting vegetables: Foliar treatment to control Colorado potato beetle, tomato hornworm and tobacco hornworm.
o Leaf petiole vegetables: Foliar treatment to control diamondback moth, imported cabbageworm, cabbage looper, flea beetles and red-headed flea beetle.
o Sweet potatoes: Pre-transplant soil-applied and incorporated to control wireworms.
MRLs have not yet been established in key export markets, including the USA, to support foliar application to brassica head and stem vegetables, leafy vegetables, fruiting vegetables and leaf petiole vegetables.
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