Clayton Sparta – A reliable, versatile formulation for aphid control in potato crops.

Clayton offers a wide choice of leading products for potato crops this season. Achieving optimal crop yields relies on effective, early intervention and control of damaging pests.

• Careful planning and product choice will help growers achieve the best results for potato crops this season.
• Reliable, versatile insecticide targeting cost-effective aphid control to keep input spend down and profitability up. Ideal as a partner product in tank mixture.
• Protection against aphids can help to reduce significant damage to yield and quality via prevention of the transmission of plant viruses in your crops including Potato Leaf roll Virus (PLRV) and Potato Virus Y (PVY).

Quick Guide Product Profile: Clayton Sparta™

A reliable, versatile formulation for aphid control in potato crops.

Active Ingredient: 50 g/L lambda-cyhalothrin.

Formulation: EC  formulation

Pack size: 2 Litre

Use rate and timing:(Foliar spray) – apply at 150 ml/ha for a maximum of 4 applications per crop at minimum 7-day spray intervals. Timing (Seed / Ware crops): spray according to professional advice or immediately aphid threshold levels are reached. Repeat at 7-14 days as necessary whilst aphids present a risk. To discourage aphid feeding (to minimise virus transmission) and to control aphids already in the crop, use Clayton Sparta in mixture with another insecticide with an alternative mode of action. This also ensures good resistance management practice. Observe any label restrictions on the partner product.

Target pests:Aphids, including Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae), Potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) and others.

Clayton can provide valuable choice for your insecticide programmes to tackle pests in potato crops this season. All our generic products have been developed, authorised and manufactured in Europe to guarantee the highest quality formulation and performance.

Get in touch with our Technical Team:

Will Ridgewell- Commercial Manager: will@claytonpp.com

Martyn Rogers – Product Development Manager – martyn@claytonpp.com