Bayer Crop Science

an extremely effective fungicide for scab control on pome fruit

Scab on pomefruit is a devastating disease that can be the cause of great crop losses. Fruits with disease simptoms has a very low value. Preventative disease control is of utmost importance due to the fact that corrective measures after infection has taken place requires more input and care.

What is Flint Star?

Flint Star is a ready to use formulation containing two active ingredients - Trifloxystrobin and Pyrimethalnil. Both these active ingredients is extremely effective for the control of scab and have different caracteristics which compliment each other.

Feature	Trifloxystrobin	Pyrimethanil
Chemical group	Strobilurin	Aniline derivative
Mode of action	Preventative	Preventative, Corrective
Kickback effect		Up to 72 h after infection
Behaviour in/on the plant	Mesosystemic, active on the surface, absorbed in the wax layer, translaminar, gas action	Fast uptake in the leaf, translaminar systemic, gas action
Disease spectrum	Scab (Venturia spp)
Rainfastness	Rainfast when dry (2 hours)

These characteristics make Flint Star an exceptional robust fungicide, that offers:

extended protection against scab on the plant surface as well as inside the palt tissue

corrective action of up to 72 hours after infection, irrespective of low temperatures, and

good rain fastness, (Repeat application if heavy rainfall occurs)