New insecticide will help Canadian greenhouses manage aphids and whiteflies

Rycar™ （Pyrifluquinazon）, a unique mode-of-action insecticide, has been granted registration for control of aphids and whiteflies in greenhouse cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, and ornamental plants.

Rycar is a much-needed new product for Canadian greenhouse growers that will help them continue to effectively manage aphids and whiteflies in greenhouse vegetable and ornamental crops.

″Rycar is an exciting new tool for Canadian greenhouse growers that will bring a lot of utility to their pest management programs,″ noted Kelly Devaere, Plant Products’ Crop Protection Market Manager.

″At the same time, we are pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with Nichino America to introduce Rycar to Canadian growers.″

The only Group 9B insecticide registered for use in greenhouse crops, Rycar is an excellent rotation option that will control pests that may have developed tolerances to other chemistries. Rycar acts via contact and ingestion and stops target insects from feeding within two hours with control during the next 48 hours. At the same time, Rycar is an excellent fit in an IPM program with little impact on beneficial insects and bees.

Registered by Nichino America Inc., Rycar is distributed across Canada by Plant Products.