Lettuce growers in the Netherlands will soon be able to use the insecticide Verimark to control aphids. The Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb) decided on October 28 to extend its use to a number of brassica and leafy crops, according to Glastuinbouw Nederland.
The label extension for Verimark (active ingredient: cyantraniliprole) covers protected cultivation of endive, lettuce and parsley. It also covers outdoor cultivation of Chinese cabbage (including pak choi), kohlrabi, rutabaga and celeriac.
"Very few effective products are available against aphids in lettuce production, so it is good news that we can now use Verimark in lettuce," says Chris Noordam, speaking on behalf of Glastuinbouw Nederland's Leafy Vegetables Committee. "This is thanks to the great efforts of the authorization holder FMC, the coordinator of the Effective Measures Package at Glastuinbouw Nederland, Plantum, the Small Applications Fund and the Ctgb."
Plantum, the Dutch plant breeding and propagation industry association, welcomes the extension. Propagators of leafy and brassica crops can once again help control aphids by applying Verimark as a tray treatment du...