The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Endigo, a new insecticide from Syngenta for use in potatoes. Endigo's two modes of action couple knockdown and residual activity for sucking and chewing pests such as Colorado potato beetle, aphids, potato leafhopper, European corn borer, and potato tuberworm.
Syngenta technical brand manager Roy Boykin said, "Endigo knocks down insects quickly and provides long residual control." He also describes it as an excellent rotational product, saying: "Growers know it is critical to alternate chemistries throughout the season. Endigo is a great fit in potato insect management programs. It targets insects with two modes of action in a single application, and provides an excellent rotational product to organophosphates and carbamates."