Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
August 14, 2008
Bayer introduces new active
ingredient for worm pests in permanent and row crops
Corn, cotton and tobacco growers will have a powerfully
effective new worm management tool available this season. Belt™
SC insecticide (flubendiamide) from
Bayer CropScience
has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) for control of several economically important Lepidoptera
species. According to Bayer CropScience, the material will
provide rapid feeding cessation as well as long-lasting residual
control for better overall protection of crop value, all without
disrupting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs.
Belt contains a new active ingredient from a new chemical class,
the phthalic acid diamides, and provides a mode of action that
acts differently against target pests compared to conventional
materials. In addition to several row crops, Belt is also
registered for use on pome and stone fruits, tree nuts and
grapes. State registrations of Belt are pending, with many,
including California, expected to be approved within the next
month.
“The product’s new mode of action disrupts the calcium balance
within insect muscle cells, leading to a rapid cessation in
feeding as well as paralysis of target pests,” explains Steve
Krueger, insecticides product development manager for Bayer
CropScience in the United States. “And because Belt shows no
cross-resistance to conventional insecticides, this unique new
active ingredient will help manage resistance potential in
armyworm, tobacco budworm and corn earworm populations.
“As a global leader in the insecticides market, we are pleased
to offer an innovative active ingredient with a new and novel
mode of action”, says John Smith, insecticides business unit
manager for Bayer CropScience in the United States. “We believe
Belt will be an important and needed tool to these important
permanent and row crop markets."
The biological characteristics of Belt make it excellent for IPM
compatibility, while posing little risk to beneficial insects.
Another benefit for growers is that the mode of action of this
new active ingredient means that it can also be used to combat
pests that are resistant to certain conventional insecticides
from the pyrethroid, organophosphate, carbamate and IGR-type
chemical groups.
The active ingredient in Belt received approval from Chile,
India, Japan, Pakistan, and the Philippines in 2007. Beyond the
United States, additional global launches are anticipated in
2008 for Canada, Brazil, Columbia, Australia and New Zealand.
For more information on Belt, growers should visit their local
Bayer CropScience retailer or local sales representative, or
visit
www.BayerCropScienceUS.com.
Bayer CropScience LP is the U.S. business of Bayer
CropScience AG.
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 directions. Bayer (reg’d), the
Bayer Cross (reg’d), and Belt™ are trademarks of Bayer. Belt is
not registered in all states. For additional product information
call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web
site at
www.BayerCropScienceUS.com. |
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