Chile defines strategy to control grapevine moth

Date:08-25-2016

The grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) was detected for the first time in Chile in the region of Linderos in the central part of the country. The plague, which originated in Europe, attacks vineyards, as its larvae feeds on the clusters, leading to decay and dehydration of the berries, reducing the yield.

Due to the serious damage inflicted by this insect, the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) declared controlling the pest obligatory. Official control measures include surveillance to study the plague distribution in the country and to identify phytosanitary measures for spraying pesticides in areas where its presence is detected.

In these areas, quarantines or regulations will be established. A three-kilometer radius around the source of each outbreak is regulated. There will also be controls on vineyards and blueberry and plum farms located up to 500 meters from areas where the moth is detected.

SAG has updated the list of agrochemicals approved for the control of the grapevine moth for the 2016/2017 season. In this case, the list has 25 commercial products that were selected based on the results of tests by SAG. The list includes three pheromones that have been authorized for plague control.

COMMERCIAL NAME	ACTIVE INGREDIENT
ACETAMIPRID 70 WP AGROSPEC	ACETAMIPRID
AMPLIGO 150 ZC	CLORATRANILLIPROL/LAMBDA-CIHALOTRINA
AVAUNT 30 WG	INDOXACARB
BELT 480 SC	FLUBENDIAMIDA
BETK-03 WP	Bacillus thuringiensis Cepa N1, N2 y N2
BIFENTRIN 10 EC AGROSPEC	BIFENTRINA
BULL	GAMMA-CYHALOTHRIN
PRODUCTOS SON CLONES CORAGEN Y AMICOR	CLORANTRANILIPROLE
DANITOL 10 EC	FENPROPATRINA
DELEGATE	SPINETORAM
DELICO 100 EC	PYRIPROXYFEN
DIPEL WG	Bacillus thuringiensis sub especie kurstaki
HALMARK 75 EC	ESFENVALERATE
HURRICANE 70 WP	ACETAMIPRID
INTREPID SC	METHOXYFENOZIDE
JAVELIN WG	Bacillus thuringiensis sub especie kurstaki
KARATE CON TECNOLOGIA ZEON	LAMBDA-CYHALOTRIN
LAMBDA CIHALOTRINA 5 EC AGROSPEC	LAMBDA- CYHALOTRIN
LORSBAN 75 WG	CHLORPYRIFOS
MIMIC 2F	TEBUFENOZIDE
PROCLAIM FORTE	BENZOATO DE EMAMECTINA
PYRINEX 25 CS	CHLORPYRIFOS
TREBON 30 EC	ETOFENPROX
VOLIAM FLEXI 300 SC	CHLORANTRANILIPROLE/TIAMETOXAN
Isonet L	7Z,9E-Dodecadienyl acetate
Rak 2 plus	7Z,9E-Dodecadienyl acetate
CheckMate Puffer LB	7Z,9E-Dodecadienyl acetate