Product Specification
- Active Ingredients
- 100 g/kg Cyantraniliprole
500 g/kg Pymetrozine - Inert Ingredients
- 400 g/kg
- Formulation
- Water-Dispersible Granules (WG)
- Application
- 270 g/ha at planting
The Trial
Several small-scale tobacco trials were carried out in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons using Plesiva™ Star applied at planting at 270 g/ha. Treated rows were compared against untreated rows in the same field under matching conditions, then observed for early-season pest pressure and crop development.
Headline Results
Dusty surface beetle
Controlled in treated rows where it was visibly present in the untreated control.
Budworm & cutworm
Controlled through the establishment window.
8 weeks of control
Single at-planting application held through to canopy closure.
Treated vs Untreated
Treated
RecommendedWith Plesiva™ Star
8 weeks after planting — crop is visibly clean with no sign of insect damage.
Establishment
Treated · week 2
Healthy single-plant establishment shortly after planting, with the systemic protection already in effect.
Untreated
No Plesiva™ Star
Untreated rows showed clear presence of dusty surface beetle in the crop within the same window.
Key Finding
A single at-planting Plesiva™ Star application held through 8 weeks — controlling dusty surface beetle, budworm and cutworm where untreated rows showed clear pest pressure.