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DIRECTIONS FOR USE

IMPORTANT: This leaflet is approved as part of the label. All instructions on this leaflet and on the label should be read carefully in order to obtain successful results from the use of this product.

RESTRICTIONS

Shake well before use.
The products must not be applied to plants in flower or plants that are being actively visited by honeybees or bumblebees.
Under certain circumstances fruit trees may exhibit symptoms of leaf scorch following applications of Batavia. When applying Batavia to fruit trees, ensure that the trees are not under stress, for example nutrient or water deficiency.
Tank mixtures are not recommended for use in fruit trees in order to ensure an optimum uptake and level of control and to avoid potential crop damage.
Batavia should be applied before plant growth regulators are used, an interval of at least 3 days should be observed between the application of Batavia and plant growth regulators.

CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Through its two-way systemicity, the active ingredient spirotetramat is translocated to growing points and is able to reach hidden sucking pests in folded leaves and crevices on the tree. However, it is important to note that a substantial expansion of the leaf canopy/crop growth is required (i.e postflowering) for good efficacy as the active ingredient is taken up through foliage and then transported to other plant parts. There is also negligible movement from new leaves to older leaves, so good spray cover on older leaves will be particularly important if the pest is located there.
Pest specific information – application rate and timing
As a general principle for optimal results, applications of Batavia should target the very youngest larval stages of the pest(s) as these are most susceptible.
Where more than one application of Batavia is used in a crop, growers should refer to the resistance management strategy section of this label.
Dose adjustment for applications to Apple, Pear, Cherry and Plum.
*Where tree height and/or canopy density is reduced, the dose (and water volume) should be adjusted in accordance with an appropriate dose adjustment scheme, for example PACE. Consult your specialist advisor for further information. Further information on the PACE scheme is available from the AHDB
Apple Best Practice Guide, or PACE website.
Definition of tree canopy: tree canopy height is the average of the tree height in the orchard (soil to top of the crown) minus the average trunk height in the orchard (soil to first main branch).

Outdoor Apple and Pear
Apply Batavia at a maximum rate of 1.5 or 2.25 L/ha depending upon target pest for tree canopy of 3 m or above (see below for individual pest specific information). Applications can be made at pest infestation from BBCH 69 (end of flowering) to BBCH 81 (maturity onset), respecting the PHI of 21 days before harvest. To ensure good crop coverage a water volume of 500 to 1500 L/ha should be used.

Woolly aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum.
Apply up to two applications of Batavia post-flowering at 2.25 L/ha for trees with a canopy height of 3 m or higher (adjust the application rate according to tree
height and canopy density*). The first application should be made at the earliest signs of pest migration from old wood to new wood. If a second application is required, it should be made at a minimum interval of 21 days after the first application.

Pear sucker, Cacopsylla pyri & Cacopsylla pyricola.
Apply Batavia post-flowering at 2.25 L/ha for trees with a canopy height of 3 m or higher (adjust the application rate according to tree height and canopy density*), just after blossom at first hatching of the second generation.
Application timing should target the pest early in its development cycle between egg hatch and the first larval instar. A second application can be made at a minimum interval of 21 days after the first application.

Leaf curling midges, Dasineura mali and Dasineura pyri.
Apply Batavia post-flowering at 2.25 L/ha for trees with a canopy height of 3 m or higher (adjust the application rate according to tree height and canopy density*) against leaf curling midges, especially targeting the first generation of midge to suppress its second and third generations. The use of pheromone traps to identify when adult midges are flying is an appropriate technique to ensure that the optimal but relatively narrow spray window of between mating flight and first egg hatch is accurately targeted. A second application can be made as appropriate to pest pressure following the initial treatment, respecting a minimum interval of 21 days between applications.
Rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea, Green apple aphid, Aphis pomi, Pear bedstraw aphid, Dysaphis pyri.

Apply Batavia post-flowering at 1.5 L/ha for trees with a canopy height of 3 m or higher (adjust the application rate according to tree height and canopy density*).
Where two applications of Batavia are used a minimum interval of 14 days between applications is applicable.

Mussel scale, Lepidosaphes ulmi.
Apply Batavia post-flowering at 1.5 L/ha for trees with a canopy height of 3 m or higher (adjust the application rate according to tree height and canopy density*) timed preferably at the beginning of crawler migration or certainly within the migration period, which lasts around 4-6 weeks. Where two applications of Batavia are used a minimum interval of 14 days between applications is applicable.

PESTICIDE RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Spirotetramat is a tetramic acid derivative with a similar mode of action to spirodiclofen, therefore is a member of IRAC Group 23 within the IRAC Mode of
Action Classification scheme (www.irac-online.org).
Total reliance on one pesticide will hasten the development of resistance; pesticides of different chemical types or alternative control measures should be included in a planned programme.
In a spray programme Batavia should be used with other insecticides of a different mode of action, either in alternation or as a 2-spray block within the programme.
Batavia should always be applied at the full recommended rate of use for the crop canopy size and target pest and in sufficient water volume to achieve the required spray penetration into the crop and uniform coverage necessary for optimal pest control.