Product name: Chlorantraniliprole   Chinese name:康宽

DuPont’s trade name: Rynazypyr

Chlorantraniliprole is being developed worldwide by DuPont belonging to a new class of selective insecticides ( anthranilic diamides). It possesses a new mode of action, high biological activity, very low mammalian toxicity and selectivity to non-target arthropods. It is widely used in the crops of Soybeans, Cotton, sugarcane, fruit, Vegetable and coffee. Since Chlorantraniliprole entered the Brazilian market two years ago , the sales of Dupont’s insecticide has increased nearly 50%.

 Brazilian agriculture is an important part of the international agriculture market, Data show that Brazilian agriculture market increased 3.1% in the first quarter, 2011. So Brazil is becoming an important target that world tycoon scramble for, such as DuPont, Monsanto, Bayer.

 Dupont predicts that the sales of Brazilian agriculture market will continue to increase in 2011. Expects that sales will be up to 5 million dollars, and 1 million dollars is from Brazilian market. So the sales of Chlorantraniliprole in Brazilian market is expected to up to 20% of global totals.

By Lisa

Recently, China tackles pests problems on rice crops. As it is in tillering stage and boot of rice crop in Southern and lower Yangzi Region of China, while the crop is reviving stage in southwest regions.

According to the pest monitoring service, affected area has grown by 43% to 6.03 million h㎡and some 5.48 million h㎡of the area has been treated.

From 27th May to 2nd June in southern China, the area infested by plant hopper has increased by 62% to 0.97 million h㎡and the area affected by rice leaf roller has grown by 52%to 0.52 million h㎡. Serious outbreak of caterpillar in lower Yangzi Region and south of the Yangtze River has affected 3.36 million h㎡of the area ,up by 24%. For diseases, the area affected by the rice blight has grown by 113% to 0.82 million h㎡while rice blast was under control to 0.7 million h㎡.

With the advent of rainy season and immigrant pests, the pest threat is on rise on southern China. The higher risks of Asiatic rice borer and sheath blight are foreseeable.

By Grace

EPA plans to cancel all registrations of dicofol in the United States. The only one organochlorine pesticide will be end of use in the United States.

Makhteshim- Agan is the applicant and submitted the relevant request in last month and agreed to stop selling all related products before 2013-10-31. And it agreed to revise product label. After that, it will reduce the remaining inventory before 2011-8-31.

After 2016-10-31, it will completely disable the usage of this product. On the occasion, it will agree that EPA will withdraw all the licences refer to dicofol.
Dicofol is used to kill the mites which appear on the cotton and other crops as well as fees residential area above and ornamental plants.
by Ivana

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