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Anti-resistance strategies are critical to avoid resistance issues and safeguard
existing crop protection solutions. In this regard, alternation of different
active ingredients is the best way to manage a spray program to avoid
resistance. Tebufenpyrad is the only active providing polygenic resistance
within the METI group and for this reason it has a lower probability of causing
development of resistance in mite populations. With the combination of
Shirudo and Milbeknock belonging to two different IRAC Groups (21 and 6),
Belchim can offer an acaricide spray program providing an excellent anti-
resistance strategy.
Together, the different modes of action, the long-lasting effect and the
activity on all stages of development of the mites, the fast knock down effect
and the fit with a anti-resistance approach, make the combination of Shirudo
and Milbeknock an unique and flexible spray program, complementary in
beneficial safety and residue profile, and provide an excellent solution to
fight mites successfully.
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