Sivanto® Prime to bring much-needed aphid control

• Approval of flupyradifurone for use by growers in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
• Novel aphicide has demonstrated good protection of crops when used as part of an integrated pest management approach

Bayer has received regulatory authorisation for Sivanto^® Prime, a foliar applied plant protection product containing the novel active substance flupyradifurone, for the control of aphids in sugar beet, fodder beet, potatoes, carrot, combining and vining peas and field beans. Flupyradifurone belongs to the butenolide (IRAC Group 4D) sub-group of Nicothinic acetylchorine receptor (nAChR) competitive modulators (IRAC Group 4) mode of action group.

This is the first authorisation of flupyradifurone as a plant protection product for application by professional users in Great Britain & Northern Ireland. It is widely approved for use in a range of flowering and non-flowering commercial crops across Europe and North America.

“Sivanto^® Prime is expected to be welcomed by growers. It delivers quick knockdown activity and has translaminar mobility to control a range of aphid species while featuring a favourable environmental profile that is selective to beneficial predators and parasitoids,” Tom Astill, Bayer market development representative, says.

To protect its efficacy for future seasons growers are urged to follow the stewardship guidelines located on the Sivanto^® Prime product page of the Bayer website.

“It should only be used at treatment thresholds and as part of an integrated pest management plan featuring cultural and biological means of control. For more information on using Sivanto^® Prime, please contact your local Bayer technical manager,” Mr Astill says.