Research Triangle park, North
Carolina
April 10, 2008
Soybean growers faced with the
most damaging sucking and chewing pests have a new tool.
Leverage® 2.7SE insecticide from
Bayer CropScience
recently received EPA registration for soybeans. Featuring two
modes of action and a broad spectrum of protection, Leverage 2.7
controls a wide range of pests such as soybean aphid, bean leaf
beetle, Japanese beetle and corn rootworm beetles. Leverage 2.7
is also registered for use in cotton.
“With the two modes of action in Leverage 2.7, soybean growers
get the best of both worlds ― rapid knockdown with long-lasting
foliar and in-plant residual activity,” said Ed Keane, Leverage
2.7 product manager, Bayer CropScience. “Plus, it contains a new
mode of action for foliar soybean insect control, which provides
an additional resistance-management tool.”
Cotton growers continue to benefit from Leverage 2.7, he added.
It is the complete solution for mid- and late-season insect
control by protecting cotton against a wide range of problematic
pests, from plant bugs and stink bugs to bollworms and other
lepidopterous pests. The result is improved square retention and
higher yield potential.
“Leverage 2.7 is equipped with Stress Shield technology,” Keane
said, “protecting the plant from many environmental stresses
that can reduce plant vigor and yield. It has surface and
translaminar activity, which means it protects both the upper
and lower sides of leaves.”
With the recent upward trend in commodity prices, growers don’t
want to leave anything in the field, Keane said.
“Leverage 2.7 is an excellent tool for both soybean and cotton
growers to realize the highest yields – and profits – possible.”
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the
fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer
CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of
about EUR 5.8 billion (2007), is one of the world’s leading
innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop
protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant
biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of
products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable
agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer
CropScience has a global workforce of about 17,800 and is
represented in more than 120 countries.
Always read and follow label instructions. Bayer®, The Bayer
Cross®, Leverage® 2.7 and Stress Shield™ are trademarks of
Bayer. Leverage 2.7 is a Restricted Use Pesticide. |
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