Bayer CropScience announced today (October 20, 2010) that its Movento insecticide has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for a second time, giving grape growers back a sorely missed tool for the management of one of the toughest pests, vine mealybug. Under the new registration, the product container labels include the uses found on the previous Movento product labels, with product available for the 2011 growing season.
Growers depended on the use of Movento to protect their crops against a broad spectrum of damaging sucking insects such as mealybugs and scales and help improve their IPM program with little impact to beneficial insects. In addition to grapes, other crops are listed on the product container labels for Movento. For a complete list of approved crops, please refer to the most current product label.
The tremendous efficacy demonstrated by Movento is based on its two-way systemic activity within the plant. After application, Movento moves upward and downward through the plant tissue, ensuring even and continuous distribution and better overall protection of young shoots, leaves and roots from mealybugs and other sucking insects.
With the recent EPA registration action, growers may purchase and use new product inventory according to label instructions.
For more information on Movento, contact your chemical dealer, Pest Control Adviser or Bayer CropScience representative.