Kontos is the latest insecticide from the tetramic acid (Group 23) family to be registered in Canada. It is the only true systemic insecticide – offering bidirectional movement in the plant, making it an ideal option for tough-to-control pests.

Kontos can be applied as a foliar spray and controls aphids and whiteflies. Being both xylem and phloem active, this means that the systemic activity of Kontos moves upward and downward in treated plants.

Kontos provides highly-effective control of aphids and whitefly with true systemic activity.

Kontos Insecticide can only be used on plant growth stages for which thorough coverage can be achieved with the maximum spray volume allowed.

Maximum number of applications per cropping cycle: 3

Maximum Kontos Insecticide allowed per crop cycle: 900 mL/ha (216 g a.i./ha)

Minimum application interval: 7-14 days

Registration: 
• Greenhouse tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and eggplants – aphids and whitefly 
• Lettuce – aphids

• Both xylem and phloem mobile active
• Moves to all plant tissues including new shoot, leaf and root growth
• Long residual – up to 30 days
• Low risk compound
• New resistant management tool
• Soft on beneficials – good fit in IPM
• Low resistance potential

Greenhouse tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and eggplants

Aphids Whitefly
30-42 mL Kontos Insecticide/100 L of water. Maximum of 72 g a.i./ha per application.
Do not exceed a spray volume of 712 L/ha (42 mL concentration) – 1000 L/ha (30 mL concentration).

Greenhouse lettuce

Aphids
43-60 mL Kontos/100 L water with a maximum of 72 g a.i./ha per application