Valent U.S.A. Belay insecticide received new registration

Valent U.S.A. has received additional EPA registrations for Belay(R) insecticide in a growing list of fruit, vegetable and nut crops.

New registrations for Belay include use in pecans and other tree nuts, cranberries, peaches, and a number of vegetables, such as brassica, tuberous, corm, cucurbit, fruiting and leafy vegetable crops. California, New York and Florida registrations for these crops are pending.

First introduced for use in potatoes, Belay provides long-lasting, fast-acting control of a broad spectrum of challenging pests. Valent also recently announced registrations for new foliar uses of Belay in cotton and soybeans for the 2010 season.

Belay is a third-generation neonicotinoid containing clothianidin, which has the lowest water solubility and tends to provide broader spectrum, longer-lasting control than others in its class. Belay is readily translocated throughout the plant for optimum insect control.

See an overview of new Belay registrations here.