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Two new insecticides: Belay and Inovate

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Valent U.S.A. Corporation has recently registered two new products for pest control in soybean and cotton in Virginia. Belay , has the neonicotinoid, clothianidin, as the active ingredient and is labeled for foliar applications to control aphids, plant bugs and stink bugs in cotton at 3 – 4 oz per acre, and is labeled for control of aphids, bean leaf beetles, Japanese beetles, leafhoppers, plant bugs, stink bugs and three-cornered alfalfa hoppers in soybean at 3 – 4 oz per acre. INOVATE, a combination of clothianidin and the fungicide, RANCONA (metalaxyl + ipconazole), is now labeled as a seed treatment for soybean to control early season insect pests and seedling disease. Belay has performed well in our cotton and soybean stink bug research trials. We have not evaluted INOVATE, but will be this coming field season. Contact us if you have any questions regarding these new options.

Eastern Shore AREC Annual Field Day July 23rd

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The Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s Annual Summer Field Day is set for Thursday, July 23. This event is free and open to the public. Sub sandwiches from Little Italy will be served for lunch. Please note that this year the field day is in the morning. Attendees can obtain 2.5 Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits (1.5 in integrated pest management, 0.5 in crop management, and 0.5 in nutrient management). Attached is the program.
Contact me if you have any questions.

Many thanks,
Mark

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Mark S. Reiter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nutrient & Soil Management
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
33446 Research Drive
Painter, VA 23420
(Phone) 757-414-0724 x 16
(Fax) 757-414-0730
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Additional information: 2009-esarec-field-day-program-doc