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Spear - LEP Insecticide
A revolutionary insecticide for lepidopteran pests for use on tree nuts, fruits, vegetables and specialty crops. SPEAR® LEP insecticide is Vestaron’s innovative solution for use on tree nuts, fruits, vegetables, and high-value specialty crops. The novel Group 32 product harnesses the power of peptides with insecticidal properties for effective targeting of lepidopteran pests like caterpillars, loopers and worms. With a safety and environmental profile of a bioinsecticide, but the efficacy of a conventional synthetic, SPEAR LEP is an excellent resistance management tool for integrated pest management.
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Lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars, loopers and worms) such as:
- BEET ARMYWORM
- BLACKHEADED FIREWORM
- CABBAGE LOOPER
- CODLING MOTH (CM)
- CORN EARWORM
- CRANBERRY FRUITWORM
- DIAMONDBACK MOTH (DBM) FALL ARMYWORM
- GRAPE BERRY MOTH
- IMPORTED CABBAGEWORM
- MELONWORM
- NAVEL ORANGEWORM (NOW)
- OBLIQUE-BANDED LEAFROLLER
- ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH
- PEACH TWIG BORER
- SPARGANOTHIS FRUITWORM
- TOBACCO HORNWORM
New technology crop protection products like SPEAR® LEP harness naturally occurring peptides with insecticidal properties to fight pests in fruit, vegetables and high-value specialty crops. How it works:
- Pest ingests plant treated with SPEAR® LEP and a low dose of Btk (LEPROTEC®)
- Btk crystal proteins damage the gut and allow access to the nervous system
- SPEAR® LEP binds neurotransmitters and opens ion channels
- The open channel disrupts the nerve cell
- Affected cells cannot send signals
- The result is paralysis and death