Checkmate DBM F
Mating Disruption System
For the Control of Diamond Back Moth (Plutella xylostella) in Vegetables
- Effective pheromone-based insect control
- Controls insecticide-resistant Moths
- Reduced labour costs
- No residues on fruit
- No pre-harvest intervals
- No field re-entry delay
- No environmental hazards
- No effect on beneficial insects
- Highly pest selective
This product is undergoing development and is not yet commercially available in Europe.
CheckMate DBM-F is a sprayable, controlled release micro-encapsulated product that emits synthetic Diamondback moth sex pheromone. Used as directed, this product saturates the field environment with the female sex pheromone so that individual males cannot locate female moths ready to mate. This product emits pheromone over an extended period of time (up to 30 days) providing continuous mating disruption and population suppression. This product is compatible with both fresh market and processing production systems. The benefits of using CheckMate DBM-F are:
CheckMate DBM-F is specific for the Diamondback moth, leaving beneficial parasites and predators in the field. These beneficials aid in control of other secondary pests. CheckMate DBM-F can reduce the need for chemical sprays and thus delay the onset of resistance of Diamondback moth to these chemicals.
Host Plants
Diamondback moth attacks only plants in the family Cruciferae. Virtually all cruciferous vegetable crops are eaten, including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, collard, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, radish, turnip, and watercress. Not all are equally preferred, however. Several cruciferous weeds are important hosts, especially early in the season before cultivated crops are available. Rainfall has been identified as a major mortality factor for young larvae, so it is not surprising that crucifer crops with overhead sprinkle irrigation tend to have fewer diamondback moth larvae than drip or furrow-irrigated crops.
Pests
Crops