DuPont Cyazypyr™ (DPX-HGW86, cyantraniliprole): a cross-spectrum insecticide for control of major pests of rice

DuPont Cyazypyr™ (DPX-HGW86, cyantraniliprole) is the second anthranilic diamide compound (IRAC Group 28 insecticides) to be commercialized. It has excellent cross-spectrum efficacy on both sucking and chewing pests of agronomic crops throughout the world, including rice. It is worth noting that the product shows the unique pest control with little to no adverse impact on beneficial arthropods in rice agro-ecosystems. Cyazypyr™ controls important rice pests including the brown planthopper, green leafhopper, leafrollers, stem borers, whorl maggots, leaf beetles, thrips and rice water weevil, while still preserving important predators and parasitoids that augment pest controls. Therefore, the product will be an important aspect of IPM programs. Cyazypyr™ also provides superior plant protection from ‘hopperburn’ and other types of pest feeding damage. Remarkably the product also causes significant reductions in pest-vectored rice plant diseases including the rice grassy stunt virus (RGSV) and the rice ragged stunt virus (RRSV) by planthoppers, and the rice tungro virus by leafhoppers. Further to the superb pest control and plant protection features, Cyazypyr™ also controls insect populations that are resistant to other insecticides. So, there is no known cross resistance between Cyazypyr™ and other existing products, thus making it a valuable rotational partner in IRM programs. Data from greenhouse and field studies will be presented.