Corteva’s insecticide seed treatment Lumivia CPL picked up a first-of-its-kind label expansion this summer. The company says the product — already registered for seed treatment of cereals, peas and lentils against wireworms, cutworms, armyworms and pea leaf weevil larvae — becomes the first insecticide seed treatment to cover suppression of grasshoppers.
Lumivia CPL’s active ingredient is chlorantraniliprole, a Group 28 insecticide. Under its new label, which took effect in July, for grasshopper suppression in wheat, oats, barley or rye, the treatment can be applied at 40 mL of active ingredient per 100 kg of seed.
This “exclusive” label update is an important development because it “reduces the need for farmers to apply post-emergence treatments,” the company says. That said, if pest pressure is high enough for a follow-up foliar application, you’ll need to wait at least 60 days from seeding if you plan to use any Group 28 product.
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