Metarhizium - base bioinsecticide Lalguard M52 GR has been plunge by ICL at the Four Oaks Trade Show .
" Easy to use , it is growing medium incorporate and highly compatible with be biologic and chemical crop protection merchandise , " explains Sam Rivers , ICL technical manager for control condition . " Based on spore of the soil - borne insect pathogenic fungus Metarhizum brunneum strain Ma43 , Lalguard M52 offers the advantage that it infects on contact - so it does not take to be ingested .
" At 15 - 30 ° vitamin C , infected immature larvae can be kill within just three days . On the other hired hand , control of declamatory larvae may take longer if temperature return outside this reach . Meanwhile , vine weevil eggs , pupa , and grownup beetle stage show some susceptibility – total to the overall strength of ascendancy . "
Even before Exemptor ( thiacloprid ) was withdrawn , vine weevil was calculate to cost UK gardening £ 40million / year - £ 4billion worldwide . Since the loss of thiacloprid , pest pressure has risen , and UK cultivator are turning to racy IPM control programs .
" cultivator should supervise carefully for the pest , quarantine new plants coming on to the nursery and implement bespoke IPM programs , " say Sam . " cautiously plan , these programs should incorporate beneficial nematodes to point larvae along with the biorational Pitcher GR – which has proven efficacy against vine weevil eggs . To optimise controller of this potentially withering cuss , Lalguard M52 will play an additional valuable role incorporate into these programs .
" Against a background of changing industry culture , newfangled laws such as the SUD and environmental ethic , bioinsecticides – such as Lalguard M52 – volunteer practical benefits . While not a silver heater , as part of a planned IPM approaching , this new bioinsecticide will play an authoritative purpose in helping combat vine weevil in nursery in the UK and Ireland . "
uncommitted in 1 kilo or 10 kilo packs , Lalguard M52 is advocate for incorporation in growing media at a rate of 0.5kg / m3 . While the insect pathogenic fungal spore are potential to persist in growing media for up to a year , treated produce media should be used within 14 daylight .
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