MalEx™ Citrus Leafminer Brochure

Product features
Monitoring
► Effective It controls and reduces Citrus Leafminer populations and hinders development of
chemical pesticide resistance.
Careful monitoring with pheromone-baited traps is
essential for detecting the presence and magnitude
of target pest and other
secondary pest populations. MalEx CLM targets one species only.
Inspect fruit and foliage
for all pests at regular
intervals. Consult your
ALPHA SCENTS supplies pest control advisor to
a complete line of insect traps determine if supplemental products are re& pheromone lures.
quired.
With MalEx treatment:
A single application keeps pest damage below economical
levels for up to 7 weeks.
Leaf damage by CLM
(Central Florida (UFL) 2011
MalEx CLM
6
Untreated
5
4
3
2
Week 7
Week 6
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 0
0
Week 2
1
Week 1
# of larval leaf mines
7
Male moth population can be suppressed substantially.
CLM male population in MalEx field test
Pesticide
(Weslaco, TX, 2012)
Application
1600
Untreated Control
1400
Provado (20 fl oz)
1200
MalEx CLM
1000
800
600
400
200
Control of CLM as good or better than 20 fl oz of Provado.
Leaf damage by CLM
(Weslaco, TX, 2012)
Leaf damage caused by CLM
(Weslaco Texas, 2010)
100
Untreated
80
Provado (20 fl oz)
60
MalExCLM
40
Week 16
Week 14
Week 12
Week10
Week 8
Week 6
Week 4
0
Week 2
20
Week 0
The lowest
dose of
insecticide
ever used to
control Citrus
Leafminer :
only 8.4
grams/acre.
% Leaf Damage by CLM
► Dead male insects
Obviously, dead moths
can’t mate, and they can’t wind up in neighboring, untreated blocks.
% of damaged leaves
40
► Enhanced control in
IPM programs MalEx CLM
is fully compatible with any
IPM strategy.
Week 24
Week 22
Week 22
Week 20
Week 18
Week 16
Week 14
Week 12
Week 12
Week 8
Week 10
Week 6
Week 4
Week 2
0
Week 0
Mean # of adult male CLM per trap
Week 16
MalEx CLM is effective in
citrus nurseries, groves
that are small (nonbearing) or irregular, and
on sloped or windy terrain.
Week 14
► Reliable results in nurseries and irregular
blocks
Week10
► Waterproof MalEx CLM is unaffected by rain
or overhead sprinklers. It stays where you put it,
never entering the water table.
MalEx CLM has a proven infield trials in Florida,
Texas and
Traps Captures of CLM Males
California.
(Weslaco TX, 2010)
1000
MalEx CLM
Untreated
800
has resulted
Provado (20 fl oz)
600
MalExCLM
in outstanding
400
control of cit200
rus leafminer
0
when used as
a stand-alone
method or as
part of an IPM program. It substantially reduces or eliminates
supplemental insecticide use.
Week 12
► Accuracy MalEx CLM can be accurately and
easily placed where it is most needed.
Benefits of treatment:
Week 8
► No spray drift There is no danger of overspray, drift or inhalation. It can be applied in any
wind or weather condition.
Week 6
► Worker Safety & Flexibility There are no
concerns about re-entry (12 hours) or preharvest interval.
Week 4
► Residue-free There are no residue or contamination worries, as food-safe MalEx CLM
never contacts the fruit.
Week 2
MalEx CLM targets only male Citrus Leafminer
and will not harm beneficial insects or bees.
Week 0
► Selectivity
Mean # Males CLM
and grower benefits
Benefits of treatment:
b
30
20
10
a
a
Provado (20 fl oz)
MalEx CLM
0
Untreated
Control
EPA Reg. No. 85354
How it works:
pheromone to attract + insecticide to control
MalEx CLM combines the best aspects of two technologies: Pheromone attraction and traditional chemical insecticides. The resulting product provides pest
control that is effective, selective and residue-free.
Alpha Scents, Inc.
Each 50 microlitre droplet contains Imidacloprid, a potent knock-down insecticide, and a synthetic version of
the pheromone released by a female moth to attract,
or ‘call’, a mate.
1089 Willamette Falls Dr.
West Linn, OR 97068
Alpha Scents provides high quality
specialty products and consulting
services.
MalEx CLM
Attracts, kills & controls
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Contact :
Darek Czokajlo, Ph.D.
Tel: 503-342-8611
[email protected]
www.alphascents.com
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►Selective
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►Residue-free
The attractant and insecticide are combined in a UVabsorbing carrier material that provides a slow, uniform release of the powerful pheromone. Male moths
are inevitably attracted to the small droplets of MalEx
CLM with which they attempt to mate. Any contact
with the product kills or disables them, thus preventing
mating and subsequent egglay and larval infestation.
MalEx CLM uses pheromones
as they were intended to be
used: to attract males. They
are not confused or overwhelmed. They are simply and
biologically attracted. Then, the
Male Citrus Leafminer
insecticide component of
mating with a droplet
MalEx does its job, and takes
of MalEx CLM.
them out of the mating cycle.
How to use it:
only 1200 tiny droplets per acre
MalEx CLM comes in an applicator tube complete with
a calibrated pump that deposits metered droplets of
product exactly where you want them. Only 1200
evenly-spaced droplets are needed to protect an acre
of trees or vegetables for up to six
weeks. Droplets may be placed on
either the leaf, central leader or a
branch. Place the droplets where
pest is the most active (for example: where trap catches of male
moth are the highest).

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