Bayer Expands Movento Label for Vegetable Growers in Southeast U.S.

Posted by Growing Produce Staff|August 12, 2021

Bayer is bringing vegetable growers in the Southeast U.S. a newly expanded label of Movento MPC insecticide/nematicide for registered crops, including fruiting vegetables like tomatoes and peppers.

Movento MPC provides growers with long-lasting efficacy and protection and is now registered for use in 227 additional crops. Its two-way systemic movement protects the entire plant above and below ground and even in dense canopies where whiteflies and other pests can be difficult to spot.

Whiteflies are typically found on the undersides of young leaves and can be especially detrimental to tomato plants with the larvae extracting sap from the leaves. This can debilitate potential growth, causing irregular ripening of tomatoes and possibly spread tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). TYLCV can be retained for the duration of the plant’s life, inflicting severe damage to the plant and impacting growers’ yields and profits.

“Movento MPC is a proven product that we are excited to bring to southeastern fruit and vegetable growers,” says Monte Sorensen, Bayer Product Manager for Movento. “This innovative product will now help growers proactively protect their plants from whiteflies and the diseases they vector all while providing peace of mind with its residual control.”

The active ingredient in Movento MPC is spirotetramat, a mode of action that activates when ingested by insects that feed on treated plants. Movento MPC should be used preventively with two foliar applications to enable above- and below-ground protection during critical crop growth stages.