VIVA 240 SL
VIVA 240 SL is a systemic carbamate nematicide containing oxamyl. It controls nematodes, (including cyst nematodes) in tomatoes, grapes, citrus and bananas, when applied either to the soil or through drip irrigation.
Features and Benefits
VIVA 240 SL has the following features and benefits:
- Gives excellent control of the major nematode pests.
- Controls both free living and cyst nematodes.
- Gives additional control of soil pests such as Diabrotica spp. And millipedes.
- Shows systemic activity, giving good control of early foliar pests of tomatoes, such as thrips and aphids.
Formulation
VIVA 240 SL is a soluble liquid (SL) containing 240 g/l of oxamyl, N, N-dimethyl-2-methylcarbamoyloxyiminio-2(methylio)acetamide, as active ingredient. It contains a green alerting dye.
Mode of Action
VIVA 240 SL is an oxime carbamate that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor. It blocks the passage of nerve impulses in the nematode/insect, eventually causing total paralysis and death. In the field it displays both contact and systemic activity.
VIVA 240 SL is a highly effective nematicide. It controls a range of nematode/crop situations in fields and plastic houses from bananas to tomatoes. It also controls other soil pests, such as root-eating Diabrotica spp beetles and millipedes by contact action and through its systemic activity, aphids and thrips that attack the seedling and young plant.
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