AUSTRALIAN vegetable growers will be among the first to utilise a new Group 9D insecticide from BASF.
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has completed registration for BASF’s Versys insecticide.
The insecticide, which as been approved for use in cotton as well, is powered by BASF’s new active ingredient Inscalis which controls aphids “in as little as 15 minutes and gives suppression of silverleaf whitefly”, according to BASF.
Both pests are becoming increasingly resistant to existing insecticides.
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Versys will be officially launched at the Hort Connections conference in Brisbane, June 18 – 20, 2018.
The product reportedly adds increased harvest flexibility due to its short withholding periods.
The registration allows Versys to be used in brassicas, leafy brassicas, celery, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, leafy vegetables, lettuce, potato, sweet potato, cotton, ginger and ornamentals.
Australia and New Zealand BASF head of agriculture, Gavin Jackson, said Versys will offer Australian farmers an alternative mode of action for the control of key insect pests.
He said it will be an essential tool to farmers for use in resistance and integrated pest management programs.
“We know that Australian growers are early adopters of innovation and technology and we are committed to delivering them access to world class solutions,” Mr Jackson said.
“It is really exciting that we have the first registration in the world for an Inscalis-powered insecticide, providing Australian farmers with faster access to new technology.”
