Potato Grower

May 2019

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26 POTATO GROWER | MAY 2019 PESTICIDES BUYERS' GUIDE Tiny animal pests have long been the bane of potato growers. They're out there, you can see them, and they're always going to be. Thankfully, you have some help. Always read and follow label instructions. Some products may not be registered for sale or use in all states or counties. Please check with your state or local extension service to ensure registration status. Marrone Bio Innovations • (509) 737-7466 • www.marronebio.com Majestene Majestene (Burkholderia spp. strain A396) offers growers an effective choice in a dwindling selection of nematode management tools. It is a powerful—yet worker- friendly and tolerance-exempt—species-selective bionematicide with activity against eggs, juveniles and adult lesion, root knot, dagger, stunt, reniform and soybean cyst nematodes. Majestene protects the plant from yield-robbing nematodes, thereby promoting stronger, healthier roots and more robust yields. Vestaron • (269) 372-3108 • www.vestaron.com Spear-Lep Designed to be non-toxic to beneficials, fish, honey bees and mammals, Vestaron's Spear brand family provides new technology with a unique mode of action in a biological solution equal to—and often better than—the synthetic options. Spear products provide growers the opportunity to incorporate a new IRAC group, 32, into rotation recommendations for resistance management. Spear-Lep is a bioinsecticide for fruits, vegetables and high-value crops in the field and greenhouses. Targeting lepidopteran and coleopteran pests such as loopers, worms, caterpillars and beetles, field trials of Spear-Lep demonstrate results of equivalency or superiority to conventional insecticides with a desirable environmental profile including four-hour REI and 0 PHI, as well as a caution label. The Spear brand family is the initial product line of Vestaron's planned lineup utilizing a proprietary peptide program.reniform and soybean cyst nematodes. Majestene protects the plant from yield-robbing nematodes, thereby promoting stronger, healthier roots and more robust yields.

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