Company launches pheromone to identify the caterpillar

Product attracts moths ( adulthood ) to facilitate management

by Globo Rural Online

( One of the biggest challenges is to identify the producers of Helicoverpa armigera , which is similar to other tracks of the genre - Photo : Wanderlei Days War / Map )

One of the biggest problems faced by Brazilian producers this season , the caterpillar Helicoverpa armigera , now has a new technology solution available in the market . FMC Agricultural Solutions , in partnership with Industry Plato , Plato throws the pheromone . The product specific for the identification of Helicoverpa is a substance that attracts only the moth ( adult) of the caterpillar into a trap.

"Farmers are suffering in determining whether that insect is present in his field and risk control measures to adopt inefficient . With pheromone Plato to Helicoverpa armigera , in addition to acting accurately identify the caterpillar , the producer may define the best management to be adopted , achieving better protection of their crops, improving their productivity and profitability . Now the producer will really know who he is fighting , "said product manager of FMC insecticide , Adriano Carneiro Roland .

Source : Globo Rural Magazine ( Brazil ) .