New Acelepryn approval opens options for soil pest strategies

A full approval for the innovative Syngenta insecticide, Acelepryn, now gives the chance for greenkeepers and turf managers to develop more effective integrated solutions for turf soil pest control.

The full approval ensures Acelepryn will be in place in time for the key chafer white grub application timing in late spring, and to target leatherjackets at the most appropriate timing in the autumn.

The label now covers control of chafer grubs and leatherjackets in golf greens, tees, fairways and roughs, sports pitches, racecourses and gallops, bowling greens, airfields, and professional application to commercial and residential lawns, subject to specific restrictions on the percentage of the area being treated.

While Acelepryn had previously been available for several seasons under the restricted constraints of an Emergency Authorisation, the full approval will allow optimum timing of application to best coincide with peak pest activity in specific situations, advocated Syngenta Technical Manager, Sean Loakes.

“For leatherjackets, changing climatic weather patterns that influence adult crane fly emergence, and subsequent egg laying, has frequently been occurring later in the season,” he advised.

“The full approval for Acelepryn will enable more flexibility in the precise application timing for more effective results against earlystage larvae activity.”

Reporting of crane fl y activity on the Pest Tracker website over recent seasons has identifi ed peak fl ights of adults can occur right through to mid-October, with optimum application held off until the timing.

“Monitoring of adult activity will be especially useful when Acelepryn is being used in an integrated programme with NemaTrident nematodes, where soil temperature and moisture later in the season is important the predatory nematodes.

“Turf managers can now keep Acelepryn in store between seasons for use at the most appropriate timing.”

The UK label approval for Acelepryn allows for allows one application per year on permitted surfaces, at a rate of