Growers can realize the most effective control of hoppers by using Pyraxalt^™ active during the vegetative stage. One application provides 21 to 25 days of planthopper control. Then, by following up with an alternative mode of action pesticide three weeks later during the reproductive and ripening stage, growers can effectively control hoppers with fewer applications per season than alternatives.

By protecting against hoppers during early growth stages, when the rice crop is at its most vulnerable to direct and indirect insect damage, crops will be stronger and look cleaner, greener and healthier. This leads to more productive tillers and bountiful harvests for growers. Pyraxalt quickly targets hoppers at low use rates and maintains control with strong residual activity. It has a favorable environmental profile and helps conserve beneficial insects and hopper enemies, such as spiders.

Exposing only one generation of planthoppers to Pyraxalt is the single-most powerful resistance management strategy possible. Growers can use Pyraxalt to control hoppers that have become metabolically resistant to other insecticides like neonicotinoids, all with a lower ecological risk profile.