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GEMSTAR® LC
GEMSTAR® LC is a liquid concentrate biological insecticide for control of corn earworm (Cotton Bollworm, Tomato Fruitworm), old world bollworm, and tobacco budworm.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
Agrochemicals — Crop Protection & Pest Control
- Insecticides
Other characteristics
- Brand
- GEMSTAR
- Functions
- Insecticide
- Insecticide Target Species
- Earworms
- Markets
- Agriculture & Feed
- Technology
- Agrochemicals
- Applicable Crop
- Alfalfa
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Beans
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- General Information
Gemstar® LC is a highly-selective insecticidal virus that infects and kills only larvae (caterpillars) of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea also known as the tomato fruitworm or cotton bollworm), the old world bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), and the tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens). Larvae ingesting the virus stop feeding within several days, become pale and lethargic, and then die as the virus replicates throughout their bodies. Virus released from dead larvae may infect other larvae feeding nearby.
- Agrochemical Functions
- Insecticide
