FMC Products
Benevia® Insecticide
General info
For the control of certain insect pests in Onions, Potatoes and Field Tomatoes.
Quick Facts
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Benevia® insecticide is an anthranilic diamide insecticide in the form of an oil dispersion, to be mixed with water and applied as a foliar spray.
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Particularly active on both sucking and chewing (Lepidopteran) insect pests, and is specially formulated for maximum performance by foliar applications in onions, potatoes and tomatoes.
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Before application monitor insect populations to determine whether or not there is a need for application of Benevia® insecticide based on locally determined economic thresholds. More than one treatment of Benevia® insecticide may be required to control a population of pests.
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Benevia® insecticide enters larvae primarily by ingestion, but also by contact. Exposure of the pest species typically results in rapid feeding cessation within a few hours of exposure, however the time to death may take 3 to 6 days, depending upon the species.