Insecticides

Conventional, biological and organic options

If insects – mites, caterpillars, aphids, etc. – are troubling your vegetable, fruit or flower crop, talk to the team at Fruitfed Supplies about the control options available to you. These can be conventional systemic or contact insecticides, or biological options such as Bacillus thuringiensis, which is used as a larvicide against a wide variety of Lepidoptera.

Our field and branch representatives receive ongoing training regarding correct product use and market guidelines. However you should also check product use with your exporter, where applicable.

Worldwide, manufacturers of crop protection products are working to develop ever-more targeted insecticides, thus reducing the likelihood of the product adversely affecting creatures other than the targeted pest insect. Fruitfed Supplies is frequently involved in the pre-launch trial work for these products through our Technical Division.

An insecticide is a pesticide used against insects in all developmental forms, and includes ovicides and larvicides used against the eggs and larvae of insects respectively. Systemic insecticides are taken up by treated plants and insects ingest the product while feeding on the plants. Contact insecticides are toxic to insects brought into direct contact. Efficacy is often related to the quality of pesticide application.

Fruitfed Supplies stocks a wide range of insecticides for fruit, vegetable and flower crops. The insecticides distributed exclusively by Fruitfed Supplies are listed below, but we have many more insecticides available in-store. See our branch location page for contact details.

INSECTICIDES
Product	Formulation / supplier web reference	Description
Biocover	Paraffin-based oil www.elliottchemicals.co.nz	A food grade spray oil for control of powdery mildew, Botrytis, mealy bug and mites in grapes. ORGANIC
D-C-Tron Plus	782 g/l petroleum oil http://www.caltex.com.au/	A highly refined, emulsifiable spraying oil, for the control of a wide range of pests on fruit trees, vegetables, ornamentals and other crops. ORGANIC
Delfin WG	Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki http://www.certisusa.com/pdf-msds/delfin-wg-msds.pdf	A biological insecticide in wettable granule form for the control of caterpillars in berry fruit, citrus, grapes. glasshouse tomatoes, kiwifruit and vegetable brassicas. ORGANIC
Mimic 700WP	700 g/kg tebufenozide http:://www.dowagro.com	A target-specific insecticide for the control of codling moth and leafroller in pipfruit, and leafroller on kiwifruit, grapes, stonefruit (except cherries) and avocados
Mit e Mec	Milbemectin	A miticide with activity against all active stages, include ovicidal control on eggs. Translaminar, not systemic, action; pools within leaves. Excellent rainfastness. Compatible with IPM programmes.
Prodigy	240 g/l methoxyfenozide http://www.dowagro.com/nz	A target-specific insecticide for the control of codling moth on apples and pears, and leafroller on apple, pears, kiwifruit and grapes.