Winter rapeseed in autumn is very vulnerable to damage by pests: insufficient or untimely insecticidal control can lead to liquefaction of crops and significant losses of the future crop yield.

“Timely application of insecticides in autumn is an important component of winter rapeseed cultivation technology: along with quality seeds, herbicidal and fungicidal treatments and optimal nutrition, this measure plays an important role in crop protection strategy. Despite the favorable hydrothermal conditions for the spread of pests, which have recently developed, whiteflies, whiteflies, false caterpillars of the rape sawfly, scoops, aphids, moths and other pests are observed in rapeseed crops in different regions of Ukraine. In addition to physical damage that weaken plants and lead to a decrease in leaf area or even plant death, some pests can negatively affect winter hardiness. In particular, the stalk larvae damage the stems, prevents the culture from accumulating enough nutrients and significantly reduces its chance of successful wintering. In addition, diseases can penetrate to the sites of damage by pests and affect crops. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to conduct careful monitoring of crops and, if necessary, use insecticidal preparations,” says the head of the agronomic department of the company, Alexander Miglovets.

For reliable and long-term protection of winter rapeseed crops from pests, Alexander recommends using a two-component contact-systemic insecticide, in particular, which contains clothianidin and alpha-cypermethrin. Clothianidin in its composition has a pronounced systemic effect. Having entered the pest's body by contact or intestinal route and reaching the nervous system, it blocks postsynaptic cholinergic receptors, causing overexcitation of nerve cells, paralysis and death. Alpha-cypermethrin contains an active substance that disrupts the permeability of cell membranes and acts as an inhibitor of sodium channels, as a result of which there is an excessive release of acetylcholine when nerve impulses pass through the synaptic chain, and the pest dies from strong nervous overexcitation. This combination of active substances with different mechanisms of action provides both a quick neutralization effect and a long period of protective action and prevents the emergence of resistance in pests.

Insecticides provide high efficiency against a wide range of pests, including those resistant to pyrethroids. It will reliably protect your winter rapeseed crops from pests. And thanks to the systemic action, the protection even extends to new plant growth. Therefore, your crops are guaranteed to be reliably and for a long time protected from a complex of pests.