CLOTHIANIDIN - A NEW SEED TREATMENT INSECTICIDE FOR COTTON FROM BAYER CROPSCIENCE

摘要

Clothianidin is under development by Bayer CropScience as a seed-treatment insecticide for cotton. Registration by the US EPA for use as a seed treatment on cotton is anticipated in time for commercial use in 2006. Recent testing indicates a good commercial fit for a combination of clothianidin and imidacloprid as an insecticide seed treatment for cotton. A summary of results from several independent sources is presented in this paper with a focus on efficacy against important early-season pests of cotton in the Southern and Southeastern cotton-growing region of the United States.