Seed Treatment – Fungicides/Insecticides
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Crops
Insects
Diseases controlled
Diseases suppressed
3, 5
Rate per 100 kg
of seed
Oats
Wireworms
1
European
Chafer
2
General seed rots
3
,
seedling blight, root rot
and damping off caused by seed and soil-
borne
Fusarium
or Rhizoctonia and soil-
borne
Pythium,
covered smut, loose smut
Common root rot
(
Cochliobolus
spp.)
325 - 650
mL
1
The 325 mL/100 kg seed rate of Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals provides suppression of wireworm activity. If pressure is moderate to high or control is
required, use 650 mL/100 kg seed to apply 20 g thiamethoxam per 100 kg seed. Alternatively, Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals can be tank mixed with
Cruiser 5FS/350FS Seed Treatment Insecticide to achieve a total use rate of 20 – 30 g of thiamethoxam per 100 kg seed. THIS TANK MIX MAY BE
APPLIED IN COMMERCIAL SEED TREATMENT FACILITIES ONLY. Consult each product label for registered use rates and follow all label use
instructions. Read the label directions for each product and follow the most restrictive label precautions and limitations.
2
For control of European chafer activity on wheat and barley, mix Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals with Cruiser 5FS/350FS Seed Treatment Insecticide to
achieve a total use rate of 30 g of thiamethoxam per 100 kg seed. THIS TANK MIX MAY BE APPLIED IN COMMERCIAL SEED TREATMENT FACILITIES
ONLY. Consult each product label for registered use rates and follow all label use instructions. Read the label directions for each product and follow the
most restrictive label precautions and limitations.
3
General seed rots controlled include those caused by saprophytic organisms such as Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Penicillium and Aspergillus.
4
Use the 650 mL rate for control of this disease.
5
Suppression means consistent control at a level that is not optimal but is still of commercial benefit.
6
Controls both seed- and soil-borne bunts (common, dwarf).
7
Early season foliar disease control for first 4 weeks after planting. For full season control, apply a foliar fungicide according to label directions.
Registered Tank Mixes
325
mL per 100 kg of Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals commercial seed treatment may be mixed with 325 mL of
Dividend XL RTA if a) there is a history of high disease pressures in the field, b) where field conditions favour seed-
borne and soil-borne pathogens, or c) when controlling seed-borne Septoria. For increased wireworm control, Cruiser
Maxx Vibrance Cereals can be tank mixed with Cruiser 5FS/350FS seed treatment insecticide.
Application Information
All seed treated with this product must be conspicuously coloured at the time of treatment.
How to apply: The highest rate of Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals is available from commercial treaters for fields
with high wireworm pressure. See label for protective equipment when treating or handling treated seed. For more
information on higher application rates or high wireworm populations, call 1-87-SYNGENTA.
How it Works
Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals seed treatment is a combination of the insecticide thiamethoxam and the fungicides
difenoconazole, metalaxyl-M (and S-isomer) and sedaxane that controls or suppresses certain insect pests and seed-
and soil-borne diseases of cereal crops. Thiamethoxam offers suppression of wireworm activity applied at the on-
farm rate on seed and young seedlings.
Restrictions
Grazing
:
Do not graze or feed livestock on treated areas for 45 days after planting.
Environmental Precautions
Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals is a water-based seed treatment containing three fungicides and one insecticide. The
insecticidal active ingredient, thiamethoxam is slightly to practically non-toxic to fish, birds and aquatic invertebrates
(
water flea) but is highly toxic to honeybees and one species of aquatic invertebrate (chironomid). The fungicides,
metalaxyl-M, difenoconazole and sedaxane are practically non-toxic to slightly toxic to fish, birds, aquatic
invertebrates (water flea) and insects (bees). Do not contaminate irrigation or drinking water supplies or aquatic
habitats by cleaning of equipment or disposal of wastes. Any spilled or exposed seeds must be incorporated into the
soil or otherwise cleaned up from the soil surface.
Toxicity
Practically non-toxic. Acute oral LD
50
(
rats) = > 5,000 mg/kg. Dermal LD
50
(
rats) = > 5,000 mg/kg.
Storage
Heated storage required. Do not store above 30° C. If the product should freeze, bring the product back to room
temperature and ensure the contents are mixed well prior to application.
Cruiser Maxx Vibrance Cereals (cont’d)