World Agrochemical Network Chinese Network reports: Recently, the Department of Pesticide Management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs approved Bayer's 200 g/l tetrazoleamide suspension to expand the scope of use for the prevention and control of tobacco green worms in peppers (protected areas) and cotton bollworms in tomatoes (protected areas). Previously, the product has been approved for the control of beet noctus moths in kale, leafminer moths in citrus trees, peach heartworms in apple trees, rice longitudinal leaf borers and dimorph borers in rice.
The mechanism of action of tetrazoleinamide is to directly act on the fish nidine receptor that controls the release of calcium ions by pests through gastric toxicity, so that the calcium ions in the pest cells are released uncontrollably, resulting in the contraction, paralysis, cessation of feeding of pests until death. Tetrazoleamide is broad-spectrum, efficient, with medium systemic activity, after application of the active ingredient in the plant leaves mainly upward conduction; mainly in the way of gastric toxicity, both weak touch killing activity; can effectively control Lepidoptera, as well as diptera, Coleoptera pests, etc.; long effectiveness, high safety, widely applicable to crops, from the early to the late stage of crops can be applied.
At present, tetrazoleamide has been approved and registered by Canada, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and other countries.
