2. What is a Kontos?
Kontos is an exciting new insecticide/miticide providing growers, flexible, broad-spectrum control of a wide range of Nursery and Greenhouse pests.

3. What is a Kontos?...Really.
Kontos was the Greek name for a type of long wooden cavalry lance. The kontos was developed in the early-mid 1st century AD from shorter spear-type weapons.

4. Kontos™ Insecticide/Miticide
Active Ingredient: Spirotetramat
Mode of Action: Group 23, Tetramic Acids
REI: 0 hr as a drench*, 24 hr as foliar
Signal Word: Caution
Formulation: 2 lb per gallon suspension concentrate.
Package: 6 x 250mL
*Under certain conditions, please consult the label
Kontos is a trademark of Bayer Corp.

5. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Mode of Action:
Lipid biosynthesis inhibitor
Active primarily by ingestion
Does have some contact activity
Primarily active on immature stages of insects and mites.
Reproduction of adult insects and mites may be reduced.
No known cross resistance

6. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Unique Full Systemic Movement
Kontos is fully systemic, moving through phloem and xylem to all plant tissues including new shoot, leaf and root growth

7. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Safe on Many beneficials
Coccinelids – harmless to slightly harmful
Cecidomyiids – harmless
Anthacorids, Geocorids, etc. – harmless
Aphelinids, Aphidids, Trichogrammatids, etc. – harmless
Spiders – harmless to slightly harmful
Chrysopids – harmless
Syrphids – harmless
Phytoseiid mites – harmless to moderately harmful.

8. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
May be used on ornamentals, non-bearing fruit and nut trees and vegetable transplants grown in:
Greenhouses
Container and field nursery
Interiorscapes

9. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Vegetable Transplants:

10. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Application methhods:
Foliar spray
Including low volume applications
Soil Drench
Irrigation
Including drip, micro, overhead, ebb and flood
Aerial application

11. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Key pests controlled:
Adelgids
Aphids
Leafhoppers
Mealybugs (Best performance when populations are low)
Psyllids
Spittlebugs
Spider Mites (effective prevention of population buildup)
Whiteflies (including “Q” biotype)

12. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Other pest activity and upcoming label additions:
Thrips
Trials show good control of Thrips but needs to be part of a good rotational program.

13. Mean number of Phenacoccus madeirensis mealybugs per 5 coleus leaves
Foliar spray rates are per 100 gallons of water
DAT
Scott Ludwig, Texas A&M 2008

14. Mean number of Melon Aphids on Photinia 1 & 5 weeks after Treatment
Foliar (F) rates are per 100 gallons of water; drench (D) rate is per gallon pots
WAT
Jim Bethke, California 2006

15. x nymphs / leaf Kontos vs. Bemisia tabaci Whitefly on Poinsettia
Carlos Bogran,Texas A&M, 2008 16 14 12 10
x nymphs / leaf 8 6 4 2
Water
0.85
1.7
2.5
3.4
1.7
3.4
UTC
2.3 oz/100 gal
Tristar
7 DAT
14 DAT
21 DAT
Kontos spray
(fl oz/100 gal)
Kontos drench
(fl oz/1000 pots)
24 oz / 3200 pots
Safari

16. Western Flower Thrips – (6 trials)
Low initial infestation
1.7 oz spray, 75-85% control 7 DAT, % control 14 DAT (Flowers); % control 28 DAT (Leaves)
1.7 oz drench, 63% control 7 DAT, 96% control 14 DAT (Flowers); % control 35 DAT (Leaves)
High initial infestation
1.7 & 3.4 oz spray, no control 7 DAT, 52-66% control 14 DAT (Buds & Flowers)
3.4 oz drench, no control 7 DAT, 86% control 14 DAT (Buds & Flowers)

17. Two-spotted Spider Mites (2 Trials)
High initial infestation
1.7 & 3.4 oz spray, 85% control 6 DAT, 99% 13 & 20 DAT
1.7 & 3.4 oz drench, 80-85% control 6 DAT, 99% 13 & 20 DAT
Low initial infestation
1.7 & 3.4 oz spray – 2 apps 14 days apart % control DAT1
1.7 & 3.4 oz drench, 95-99% control DAT

18. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Application Rates:
Foliar applications: 1.7 to 3.4 fl. oz./100 gal. or 5 to 8 fl. oz/acre.
A spray adjuvant with spreading/penetrating charecteristics may improve leaf uptake and systemic activity of the active ingredient.

19. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Application Rates:
Aerial applications: 5 to 8 fl. oz / acre in a minimum of 5 GPA.
Drench applications: 1.7 fl oz for herbaceous crops fl. oz. for woody crops.
Drench rates vary depending on container size. Please consult the label.

20. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Tank Mixing:
Kontos is physically and biologically compatible with most common pesticides and fertilizers.
In the absence of local knowledge of desired tank mix, please contact OHP or consult the label for instructions on conducting a compatibility test.
Tank mixes, including adjuvants, should also be tested for plant safety.

21. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Restrictions:
Do not apply more than 25 fl. oz. per acre of nursery per season.
Do not apply more that 5 fl. oz. per acre per season to vegetables.
To reduce run off potential, avoid outdoor applications when rainfall is expected in 48 hours.

22. Spirotetramat – Tolerance Testing (2008) Florida, 6.8 fl oz 1x
148 Total Cultivars Tested
Host plant
Result
Anthurium (2)
Clean
Epiphyllum
Philodendron (5)
Aralia (4)
Clean (1)?
Fern (9)
Pilea (4)
Begonia (4)
Ficus (8)
Leaf burn (1)
Plectranthus
Cactus
Fittonia (4)
Pothos (4)
Calathea (2)
Gunura
Pseudanthus
Codonanthe
Hemigraphis
Raphidophora
Coffee Plant
Hoya (8)
Leaf spots (3)
Rheo discolor
Columnea (5)
Hypoestes
Rhipsalis (6)
Crassula
Ivy (12)
Sansaviera
Croton (11)
Leaf drop (4)
Lipstick (8)
Schefflera (2)
New leaves
Crown of thorns
Maranta (2)
Sellaginella
Cryptanthus
Muehlenbeckia
Siderasis
Cryptocereus
Nephythytis (2)
Soleirolia
Dieffenbachia (5)
Neanth. palm
Leaf necrosis
Spider Plant (2)
Dischidia (2)
Parthenocissus
Stromanthe
Dracaena (3)
Peperomia (9)
Meristems (4)
Tradescantia

23. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
KONTOS is not recommended for use on the following varieties:
geraniums (Pelargonium spp.), orchids, hoya, Dracaena, Cordyline, Schefflera, neanthebella palm, and ferns.
Do not make more than one application per season to:
Hydrangea, Impatiens spp., crotons (Codieum spp.), Fuschia hybrids, Petunia, Peperomia, stock, or cyclamens (Cyclamen spp.).
Extensive phyto screening has been done with Kontos, however, it is always a good idea to test tank mixes prior to commercial applications.

24. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
Application tips:
Apply early in the cropping cycle, prior to heavy infestations
Root system must be present for effective control as a drench.
Applications may benefit from the addition of a surfactant.

25. Kontos™

26. Kontos Insecticide/Miticide
New systemic insecticide from the tetramic acid class of chemistry.
Can be applied as a foliar spray or drench.
Controls a wide range of sucking insects and mites.
Xylem and Phloem Systemic providing for top to bottom plant protection.

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