Poncho® Plus
Early victory over the little bad guys
Mode of action: Group 4A insecticide
Active ingredient(s): 360 g/L Clothianidin 240 g/L Imidacloprid
Formulation: Flowable concentrate for seed treatments (FS)
There are lots of little bad guys that can build a lot of tension around crop emergence. Trust Poncho® Plus to beat them every time.
Poncho Plus offers a much broader spectrum of control than any other insecticidal seed treatment. Its two powerful active ingredients can protect eight crops and pasture types against cutworms and other damaging pests for up to four weeks after sowing.
Poncho Plus is the only product registered to control yellow-headed cockchafers and African black beetles in grass pastures. For canola growers, it provides important protection against mites and aphids and lucerne fleas as well as wireworms and cutworms.
Use Poncho Plus to set up your seeds for another triumphant season.
Key benefits
- A broader spectrum of pest control than any other seed treatment
- Registered for the four most damaging invertebrate pests in canola
- 3-4 week protection for emerging seedlings
- Controls cutworms in all registered crops and pastures
How it works
The two active ingredients in Poncho® Plus are both neocotinoid insecticides. They form a concentrated treated zone around the seed and the roots, then are continuously taken up from the treated zone and translocated quickly through the xylem into the leaves of the growing seedling.
Clothianidin is a low-toxicity insecticide with good root systemicity and contact toxicity properties that make it effective at low rates. It has a broad spectrum of efficacy against sucking insects, including some lepidopteran pests, and chewing insects.
Imidacloprid acts as an acute contact and stomach poison. Like clothanidin, it has excellent systemic properties, so it can also be applied at relatively low rates.
Crop suitability
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Canola
AphidsBlue oat miteCutwormLucerne fleaRedlegged earth miteWireworm -
Corn (Maize)
AphidsCutwormWireworm -
Forage crops (brassica)
AphidsBlue oat miteCutwormLucerne fleaRedlegged earth miteWireworm -
Pasture (broadleaf)
Blue oat miteCutwormLucerne fleaRedlegged earth mite -
Pasture (grass)
African black beetleBlue oat miteCutwormLucerne fleaRedlegged earth miteYellowheaded pasture cockchafer -
Sorghum
AphidsCutwormWireworm -
Sunflower
CutwormWireworm -
Sweet corn
AphidsCutwormWireworm
Questions and Answers from the Field
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Can pesticides be applied on seeds?
Pesticides can be applied to seeds. Poncho Plus is a highly effective insecticidal seed treatment that can protect crops against damaging pests up to four weeks before sowing by applying it to the seeds.
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How do you control aphids and wireworms in crops?
Poncho Plus has two powerful ingredients that effectively control aphids and wireworms in a range of crops including canola, grass pasture and forage crops. Poncho Plus provides important protection against aphids and wireworms and ensures that you get the most from your crops each season.
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How do you control cockchafer grubs?
Poncho Plus is the only insecticidal treatment that is registered to control yellow-headed cockchafers in grass pastures. Poncho Plus is a highly effective insecticidal seed treatment that can protect crops against damaging pests such as cockchafer grubs and can be applied up to four weeks before sowing.
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What are earth mites?
Red legged earth mites are a major pest of broadleaf crops and pastures. To control earth mites, use Poncho Plus which offers a much broader spectrum of control than other insecticidal seed treatment. With the combined control of two powerful insecticides, Poncho Plus effectively controls earth mites.
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What are the best pesticides to control cutworm?
The best pesticide to control cutworm in crops such as canola, corn, forage crops and sorghum is Poncho Plus insecticidal seed treatment. Poncho Plus offers a much broader spectrum of control than any other insecticidal seed treatment and is highly effective at preventing cutworm.
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What are the chemicals used for seed treatment of maize or corn?
Poncho Plus is a highly effective insecticidal seed treatment that contains chemicals that protect maize, or corn, crops against damaging pests. To treat maize seeds, use Poncho Plus prior to sowing to protect against aphids, cutworm and wireworms.
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What is canola seed treated with?
Canola seeds should be treated with an insecticidal seed treatment like Poncho Plus after sowing. Poncho Plus is a highly effective insecticidal seed treatment that can protect canola crops against damaging pests up to four weeks before sowing.
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What is the active ingredient in Poncho Plus?
The active ingredients in Poncho Plus are 360 g/L Clothianidin and 240 g/L Imidacloprid. Poncho Plus is a highly effective insecticidal seed treatment and its active ingredients can protect crops against damaging pests up to four weeks before sowing.
