This new insecticide-acaricide strengthens the wide range of products that Syngenta has incorporated into its new line of Biologicals products.
In the context of the constant search for sustainable solutions for the Chilean agricultural industry, Syngenta launched a modern and innovative product; Biocap®, a bioinsecticide formulated from an alkaloid-type plant extract, available in ripe fruits of the species of the Capsicum spp. genus (Chili pepper), enriched with a highly stable formulation that allows for highly efficient control performance.
“Biocap® is a modern and highly innovative product, capable of controlling a broad spectrum of insects and mites of primary importance for our export fruit market. Biocap® is an excellent alternative for organic and conventional production, since being a bionatural product with organic certification and without deficiencies, it complements very well the different phytosanitary programs, as well as the operational management in the orchard.” said Paulo Rivara, Marketing Manager of the Central and North zone of Syngenta-Chile.
One of the characteristics of this innovative bioinsecticide and bioacaricide is its mode of action that allows different forms of control, which contributes to the management of insecticide resistance: “Biocap®, on the one hand, is a product with a repellent mode of action, since it activates neuroreceptors that allow it to deter insects and mites, minimizing the attack or direct damage and, in turn, oviposition. On the other hand, it has an anti-feeding mode of action, as a stomach disturber, altering the intestinal integrity of insects, which means that Biocap® manages to generate the discriminatory feeding capacity of the treated surface (due to the action of Capsaisin). It also has a neurotoxic mode of action, altering the central nervous system in movement behaviors. Biocap® has a contact action, generating respiratory poisoning…, therefore, the use of Biocap® is a very complete alternative within phytosanitary programs", explained the Marketing Manager for the central-northern region of Chile at Syngenta, Paulo Rivara.
Applications and compatibility
The appropriate periods for applying the product will depend on each species and pest problem to be controlled. In the specific case of cherry orchards, Biocap® It can be applied throughout the entire development of the crop, including during harvest, since it does not present phytotoxicity and does not leave stains on the fruit.
«Currently Biocap® has authorization for use on Spider Mites and also on White Chafers in the group of cherry trees and other stone fruits, however, we are managing the work to soon extend its use to Drosophila suzukii in cherry trees, since it currently has a label and authorization for use for the Spotted Wing Fly in Berries. Biocap® can be applied during the entire period of crop development, from flowering to harvest without restriction, this product fits very well because it allows you to apply the product, harvest and maintain the operational dynamics in the field without major restrictions against the presence of these pests that can be limiting for your destination, let us not forget that the White Chafers are a quarantine pest for China and a large part of the Asian countries where our cherry goes, Paulo Rivara pointed out.
Regarding the reception of Biocap® On behalf of farmers and industry, Syngenta's Marketing Manager for the central-northern Chile region, Paulo Rivara, said that "It has been excellent, Biocap® is a product that our industry expected and needed, not only because it is a broad spectrum insecticide, but because it is a natural product, exempt from LMRs that allows flexibility in its use from flowering to harvest without limitations, in addition it does not present deficiencies and has organic certification.".
Biocap® has a high-quality formulation, is organic, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and has a green label that provides greater security for both the environment and operators. It is present in the main distributors of the country, in all the productive areas of Chile.
