Three New Crop Protection Products Now Available for Greenhouse Growers
July 1, 2021 
Photo Courtesy of Pace Solutions
As pests grow and adapt to our current form of crop protection, it is important to keep innovating with new products.
Recently, three crop protection products have received approval from the EPA and in Canada.
Seido
Photo Courtesy of OHP, Inc.
OHP, Inc. announces the introduction of Seido Fungicide, a new tool for prevention and early curative control of powdery mildew infections.
Seido (active ingredient: pyriofenone) offers complete protection on both sides of the leaf, providing translaminar plus vapor activity. The vapor activity enhances spray coverage to all surfaces of the plant and neighboring plants.
“With its unique mode of action, plus preventative, early curative, and vapor activity, Seido will be a valuable component for all IPM and resistance management programs,” says Troy Bettner, OHP Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
KleenGrow
KleenGrow, a disinfectant manufactured and distributed by Pace Solutions, has received its designation as a fungicide from Health Canada. KleenGrow is an environmentally friendly fourth generation quaternary ammonium used as an effective microbial and pest control method.
“Proving KleenGrow’s efficacy against fungi and bacteria started 20 years ago,” says Robert MacMullin, Technical Plant Consultant for Pace Solutions. “In that time, we’ve had several independent studies showing it to be highly effective against common fungi and algae found on plants, in soils, and on roots. These contaminations can seriously affect product quality, crop yield, and our grower’s livelihoods, so we’re very happy that Health Canada has made this determination.”
Pylon Miticide-Insecticide
The EPA has approved the use of Chlorfenapyr, manufactured by BASF and sold as Pylon miticide-insecticide, for use on basil, chives, cucumbers, and small tomatoes in controlled environments.
“Chlorfenapyr is an oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler, which in layman’s terms means it disrupts part of the energy production cycle of the pest,” says Raymond Cloyd, Professor of Entomology at Kansas State University. “It is the only registered product in the pyrroles class of chemistry.”
Chlorfenapyr targets key greenhouse insects, including chili thrips, Western flower thrips, rust mite, spider mite, cyclamen mite, lepidopteran larvae, fungus gnats, and more. The pest management tool was already approved for greenhouse use on large tomatoes. By expanding its use on these additional crops, growers will have one more option for protecting their crops against pests.
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