Scarlet Trio | Advanced Insecticide

Scarlet Trio Advanced Insecticide

• Tri-Active Control Technology
• Reliable insecticide for 8 turf pests
• Registered for control of Ground Pearl & Couch Fly

ProForce Scarlet Trio Advanced is a unique insecticide formulation containing 116 g/L Clothianidin, 83 g/L Clofentezine and 13 g/L Abamectin. Scarlet Trio Advanced Insecticide is registered for the broad-spectrum control of Billbug, African Black Beetle, Argentinian Scarab, Argentine Stem Weevil, Couch Fly, Couch Mite, Ground Pearl and Mole Cricket in all recreational turf management situations.

Key Features

• Tri-Active Control Technology.
• Unique, industry-first 3-way insecticide mixture.
• Reliable residual performance.
• Possesses both Contact and Systemic activity.
• Broad Spectrum Activity – Registered for the control of 8 insect pests.
• Only insecticide currently registered for the control of Ground Pearl in turf.
• Additional insecticide registered for Couch Fly, which currently has limited available control options.
• Multiple modes of action to maximise insect control and spectrum of activity – Group 4A, 10A and 6.
• Reliable control of Couch Mite, African Black Beetle, Billbug and Argentinian Scarab.
• Can be used as a foliar application for foliage-dwelling insects (e.g. Mites, Couch Fly) or used as a drench for soil-borne insect pests (e.g. Ground Pearl, African Black Beetle).
• Researched and formulated in Australia.

Mode of Action

GROUP | 4A | 10A | 6 | INSECTICIDE

Clothianidin is a neonicotinoid insecticide. The active ingredient works by blocking nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, preventing acetylcholine from transmitting impulses between nerves, resulting in the target insect’s paralysis and eventual death. Upon ingestion, the target insect stops feeding quickly, limiting further plant attack. Clothianidin is a systemic insecticide that is also known to possess some translaminar movement. Clothianidin is readily taken up by the foliage and roots and further distributed acropetally (upwards in the plant). Target insects can be controlled by contact action in the soil or via stomach action by ingestion of the active ingredient when feeding on the treated plant material.

Abamectin blocks the transmission of electrical activity in invertebrate nerve and muscle cells mostly by enhancing the effects of glutamate (an important inhibitory neurotransmitter in insects) at the glutamate-gated chloride channel. By activating glutamate-gated chloride channels, the insect becomes paralysed, stops feeding and dies. Abamectin has contact toxicity, but its stomach toxicity is much stronger. After 2-3 days of spraying abamectin, its insecticidal efficacy will be best, and the longevity of residues will last about 7-15 days. Abamectin moves via translaminar activity (one side of the leaf to the other) to kill insects that hide in hard to reach plant parts. In the soil environment, abamectin is active for a short period.

Clofentezine is an insecticide with contact action and extended residual activity. It acts primarily by interfering with cell growth and differentiation during the final stages of embryonic (ovicide), and early larval development. IRAC (Insecticide Resistance Action Committee) class Clofentezine as an insect growth regulator. Clofentezine mimics growth hormones by directly affecting cuticle formation or lipid biosynthesis, halting their ability to develop any further and essentially preventing their lifecycle completion (IRAC, 2016). Clofentezine is moderately persistent in the soil environment.