Syngenta Canada introduces Incipio foliar insecticide with PLINAZOLIN® technology for potatoes and specialty crops

• New foliar insecticide delivers fast, broad-spectrum control of hard-to-manage pests in potatoes and specialty crops
• Dependable performance across changing field conditions with excellent rainfastness, UV stability, and residual activity on the leaf surface
• A novel Group 30 mode of action, that adds another option for resistance management

Syngenta Canada Inc. is introducing Incipio^® foliar insecticide for potatoes and specialty crops featuring PLINAZOLIN^® technology, a novel active ingredient developed by Syngenta with a unique Group 30 mode of action.

“Incipio brings something exciting to the market for potatoes and specialty crop growers as the only Group 30 with such a broad reach across crops and pests,” says Cheryl Trueman, Syngenta insecticide and fungicide technical lead for potato and specialty crops. “The novel active ingredient, PLINAZOLIN technology, is designed to deliver high efficacy and residual control of target pests in a fast-acting, dependable formulation.”

Incipio is registered on potatoes, apples, brassica head and stem vegetables, brassica leafy greens, cucurbit vegetables, leafy vegetables (except head lettuce), fruiting vegetables, tuberous and corm vegetables, as well as pome and stone fruits, controlling a wide range of damaging pests.

Its durable formulation remains on the leaf surface where it is needed, providing long-lasting residual activity, UV stability, and two-hour rainfastness.

Trueman adds, “For growers concerned about insecticide resistance in their horticulture crops, Incipio has no known cross-resistance to other modes of action making it an excellent rotation partner with Syngenta insecticides such as Minecto^® Pro in potatoes and Agri-Mek^® SC in apples.”

For potato growers:

Incipio eliminates common potato pests in their most damaging life stages, giving growers visible results against Colorado potato beetle in as little as two days. Incipio also controls potato leafhoppers and supresses European corn borer.

Incipio complements resistance management strategies by providing potato growers with a novel Group 30 mode of action for managing challenging pests including populations with resistance to other modes of action. It can be used in rotation with insecticides from different groups that control the same pests including Actara^® 240SC and Minecto Pro insecticides. Incipio has no rotational restrictions with key crops such as wheat, corn, and most vegetables.