Dow AgroSciences Receives EPA Registration for Seeker™ Insecticide
- Two modes of action for quick knock-down and residual control
- Superior control of aphids, beetles and weevils
- Labeled in soybeans, wheat and canola for the 2014 growing season
INDIANAPOLIS — April 1, 2014 — Dow AgroSciences announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved federal registration for Seeker™ insecticide with Isoclast™ active. Seeker provides effective, long-lasting control of troublesome insects such as aphids, beetles and weevils. Seeker is powered by two modes of action that enhance pest control by moving up into new plant growth and throughout the canopy. This provides quick knockdown of targeted pests with the benefit of extended residual control.
“In University trials, Seeker has demonstrated superb control of key pests in Midwest crops,” says Phil Jost, portfolio market leader for Dow AgroSciences. “Seeker is a reliable insecticide that can work effectively across multiple crops. It will address a wide variety of insect problems across crops with the convenience of one product.”
Seeker™ will be available for use in soybeans, wheat, and canola for the 2014 growing season. Additional crops are anticipated for the future.
Seeker provides insect control through both contact and ingestion activity, and maintains its effectiveness after rainfall or irrigation due to excellent rainfastness. Seeker also does not flare other secondary pests.
In addition, Seeker will offer tank-mix compatibility with nutrients, adjuvants and other pesticides, including fungicides. A planned approach of mixing the insecticide with an effective fungicide can help control both insects and diseases with a single application.
“We are extremely excited to bring Seeker to the Midwest market,” Jost says. “It is products like Seeker that have made Dow AgroSciences the leader in foliar insecticides.”
Isoclast™ active designates that Seeker contains sulfoxaflor as one of its active ingredients. Isoclast belongs to a novel chemical class called sulfoximines, discovered by Dow AgroSciences, and offers extremely effective control of many important sap-feeding pests and can be used in a large number of major crops.
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