Albaugh launches Afiado insecticide for coffee at 48th CBPC

Multinational company Albaugh introduced the insecticide Afiado (acetamiprid + bifenthrin) during the 48th Brazilian Coffee Research Congress (CBPC) to control the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei). 

At the congress, specialists from the American company's Coffee Regional division also presented their complete portfolio of coffee crop solutions.

According to Fábio Arantes Porto, Albaugh's marketing manager, one of Afiado's most relevant benefits is "its high knockdown power, along with long residual effect. The insecticide also doesn't disrupt populations of the pest's natural enemies." According to him, Afiado works through contact, ingestion, and tarsal contact (movement over the plant after spraying).

Albaugh's marketing manager emphasized that coffee berry borer control is a constant concern for coffee plantations. "This is a pest found in all coffee-producing regions worldwide. It attacks fruits at any maturation stage, even when the bean is already dry," the executive explained.

Left: Fábio Arantes Porto, Albaugh's marketing manager

Right: Túlio Ferreira dos Santos, Albaugh's commercial manager for coffee crops

Meanwhile, Túlio Ferreira dos Santos, Albaugh's commercial manager for coffee crops, told AgroPages that Afiado "has entered the market with a new liquid formulation, making it easier to dose, handle, and apply compared to products with the same composition. Afiado prevents physical-chemical incompatibility issues, is odorless, and simplifies the logistics of treating coffee berry borer and other relevant crop pests."

Recop Fungicide

In its coffee fungicide portfolio, Albaugh highlighted Recop (Copper oxychloride), which crops were positioned for citrus crops until now. According to the company, the product can be successfully used to manage three economically significant coffee diseases: anthracnose (Colletotrichum coffeanum), coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastarix), and brown eye spot (Cercospora coffeicola).

According to the manufacturer, Recop is a copper-based contact fungicide-bactericide for preventive use that should be applied at the first disease symptoms. Studies conducted by the company, Albaugh added, also indicate that Recop contributes to more uniform fruit maturation, enhancing the number of coffee cherries during the harvest process, "which reflects in increased potential for quality and producer revenue."

The 48th Brazilian Coffee Research Congress event is held in Franca city, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, and is organized by the Procafé Foundation.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)