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Acopaex presents a new insecticide for the control of CDF in fruit trees and tomato in Agroexpo
13/10/2010
October 13, 2010
Sebastian Pantión Labrador, responsible for commercial development of Belchim Crop Protection Spain, S.A., has been responsible for offering this talk, which has explained what the Teppeki, a new systemic insecticide that is formulated to 50% w/w as dispersible granules in water (WG) and containing the new active matter flonicamida. It is a synthesized and developed by Japanese company Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (ISK) and distributed in Europe by Belchim Crop Protection product. It is currently registered in different countries of the European Union, including Spain, where a first row is for control of aphids in fruit of bone and seed oil, tomatoes and Cucurbits.
Sebastian Pantión has also indicated used at low doses of matter actively (between 50 and 80 g m.a. / has) Teppeki acts by inhibiting the process of feeding of aphids, without harmful effects on auxiliary insects, bees and bumblebees. Flonicamida is an active area with a good systemic effect and action translaminar. Because of their innovative nature, belong to a totally new chemical family separated from the Group of neonicotinoides, carried out in laboratory studies on populations of aphids acquaintances, have identified that Teppeki does not have cross-resistance with none of the known insecticides.Its high specificity of action together with their so favorable ecotoxicological profile make him a candidate suitable for integrated production programs.
