Potato Spray Programme - Insect Pests

Please refer to the product label for a full list of rates, the insects controlled by the product and other important information.

Recommended Products

Movento 150 OD

Movento 150OD is an insecticide which provides excellent residual control of sucking insect pests, including psyllids and aphids.

Movento 150OD is a two-way systemic insecticide for the control of tomato/potato psyllids and aphids in potatoes and tomato/potato psyllids in outdoor field tomatoes.

Movento 150OD is unique in that it has two-way systemicity in plants. This means it moves both upwards and downwards and can therefore reach pests that cannot be directly targeted by spray coverage.

Proteus

Proteus - Fast, sound, secure protection for your crop.

Proteus is a highly effective contact and systemic insecticide providing excellent knockdown and residual control against thrips in onion crops and aphids, potato tuber moth and the potato/tomato psyllid in potato crops.

Proteus contains the new O-TEQ formulation, that assists the coverage and retention on plant surfaces and the penetration and uptake of the active ingredient into the leaves.

Proteus exhibits both systemic and contact movement allowing its active ingredients to protect new and difficult-to reach areas in the plant.

Oberon

Smart performance - new chemistry with translaminar activity and excellent efficacy

Oberon is a translaminar insecticide with excellent efficacy, providing residual control against a range of sucking insect pests including mites, whiteflies and psyllids.

Oberon provides a highly effective option for psyllid control in potato and outdoor tomato crops.

Related Pests

Tomato Potato Psyllid

Bactericera cockerelli

Tomato/Potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is a devastating pest of potato and tomato crops. A sucking pest whose feeding on foliage causes yellowing, purpling and cupping of leaves, stunting of plants and reduces yields. The pysllid can also transmit Liberibactor, a bacterium like organism that affects the internal vascular transport system of plants. This negatively disrupts potato tuber quality often resulting in the “zebra chip” effect in processing potatoes.

Potato Tuber Moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) is an issue for potato growers throughout New Zealand. The larvae can mine leaves but the major challenge is in the dry season when the soil cracks and adults can directly access and lay eggs on the tubers. The larvae then burrow into the tubers rendering them unmarketable and causing rots in storage.