Kontos Insecticide Miticide bottle (8 oz)

Kontos Insecticide

Kontos Insecticide is a systemic insecticide and miticide powered by spirotetramat for control of listed sucking insects and mite pests on ornamental plants, greenhouse crops, nursery stock, interiorscapes, and non-bearing fruit and nut trees. As a Group 23 insecticide, Kontos provides a valuable mode of action for integrated pest management and resistance-management programs.

Kontos offers two-way systemic movement through both xylem and phloem, moving upward and downward within treated plants to help protect new shoot, leaf, and root growth. Kontos may be applied as a foliar spray or container drench, giving professional ornamental growers and applicators flexibility for managing difficult pests in labeled production and ornamental settings.

Features & Benefits

✓ Two-way systemic movement helps protect both existing and new plant growth

✓ Group 23 mode of action provides a valuable rotational tool for resistance management

✓ Controls many labeled sucking pests, including aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, psyllids, leafhoppers, adelgids, and scale crawlers

✓ Provides labeled mite activity on spider mites, rust mites, and tarsonemid mites when used preventively or at early detection

✓ Flexible application options include foliar spray, container drench, drip irrigation, micro-irrigation, overhead irrigation, ebb and flood, and hand-held irrigation equipment

✓ Suspension concentrate formulation contains 2 pounds of spirotetramat per gallon for professional ornamental and nursery use

Labeled Use Sites

Kontos is labeled for ornamental plants in greenhouses, nurseries, and interior plantscapes, including non-bearing fruit and nut trees. It is also labeled for foliar insect control around greenhouses, field-grown nurseries, container stock, outdoor ornamentals, and ornamentals grown in flats, benches, or beds.

Target Pests

Kontos is labeled for control of many pests, including adelgids, aphids, leafhoppers, mealybugs, psyllids, scale crawlers, spider mites, spittlebugs, tarsonemid mites, thrips, whiteflies, rust mites, and immature thrips.

Application Notes

Apply Kontos according to the application method and use site directions on the product label. Foliar applications may be made using properly calibrated ground sprayers, including hand-held and backpack sprayers, or through properly designed sprinkler-type chemigation equipment where allowed by the label. Apply when pests first appear or when damage is first noticed, and spray thoroughly for best performance.

Kontos may also be applied as a container drench using soil drench, micro-irrigation, drip irrigation, overhead irrigation, ebb and flood irrigation, or calibrated hand-held irrigation equipment. Apply in sufficient water to wet the potting medium without loss of liquid from the bottom of the container, then follow with moderate irrigation. Kontos works best as a preventive or early-threshold treatment; heavy mite populations may require a miticide with an alternative mode of action.

Product Information

Active Ingredient:
Spirotetramat 22.4%

IRAC Group:
Group 23 Insecticide

Chemical Family:
Tetramic Acid / Lipid Biosynthesis Inhibitor

Formulation:
Suspension Concentrate (SC)

EPA Reg. No.:
101563-130

Signal Word:
Caution

Restricted Entry Interval:
24 hours

Manufacturer:
Envu

Recommended Rotation Partner:
A labeled insecticide or miticide with a different mode of action. Rotate Kontos with non-Group 23 products that are labeled for the target pest and use site to support resistance management.

Recommended Surfactant:
A spreader sticker may improve foliar efficacy. No specific branded surfactant is named on the label, so confirm crop safety and follow both product labels before adding any adjuvant.