Sulfoxaflor insecticide to manage aphids and whiteflies in vegetable crops

Sulfoxaflor is the first product slated for commercialization from the novel sulfoximine class of insecticides. It has shown fast and extended control of a wide range of sap-feeding insect pests affecting vegetable crops. Its efficacy on insect populations resistant to a variety of other insecticides suggests it will have an excellent fit in IRM programs. Field studies were conducted from 2008 to 2011 on several vegetable commodities to evaluate sulfoxaflor foliar efficacy against aphids and whiteflies. Sulfoxaflor applied at rates from 25 to 50 grams a.i./ha provided excellent control of green peach aphids, Myzus persicae (Sulzer); melon aphids, Aphis gossypii Glover; and potato aphids, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas). Rates of 75 grams ai/ha and above provided excellent control of sweetpotato whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). These results demonstrate that sulfoxaflor will be an important new tool for aphid and whitefly management on vegetable crops.

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