Spear-Lep is Vestaron's newest bioinsecticide for fruits, vegetables, and high-value field crops
Managing your pests with the right level of strength and efficacy can be a tricky game of balance. Until now. SPEAR-LEP is a brand-new pesticide that has a novel mode of action designed to deliver the sustainability of a biological product with the efficacy of a synthetic. If you're looking to soften your footprint while still meeting your high lepidopteran pest-management expectations, SPEAR-LEP is the product for you. And because SPEAR LEP isn’t susceptible to cross-resistance, you can confidently use it in your resistance management programs. Plus, SPEAR LEP is soft on beneficial insects and is rainfast, minimizing the negative while maximizing the positive.
Targeting lepidopteran pests such as caterpillars, loopers and worms, field trials of Spear-Lep demonstrate results equivalent or superior to conventional insecticides. With its novel mode of action, Spear-Lep is a valuable new tool for IPM programs.
Spear - LEP Features
2% liauid concentrate GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a
4 hour restricted entry interval, 0 day pre harvest interval
The mode of action disrupts the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the insect nervous system, and designed to be non-toxic to humans
Efficacy of synthetics with the profile of a biopesticide
Soft on beneficials, friendly to pollinators and has a favorable worker exposure profile
