"Equento Cereals seed treatment from Syngenta Canada is the first seed treatment to offer both contact and systemic activity on wireworms. At the heart of the new product is plinazolin, a novel active ingredient developed by Syngenta with a unique Group 30 mode of action to control wireworms, paired with Group 4 thiamethoxam. A company release states that Equento Cereals stops wireworm feeding through contact activity and reduces overall populations by breaking the lifecycle via systemic activity."
"According to Shad Milligan, Syngenta's western technical lead for seedcare, the new seed treatment delivers the same comprehensive level of disease protection cereal growers have come to expect from Cruiser Vibrance Quattro seed treatment, paired with the novel mode of action to control wireworms. "With Equento Cereals, farmers can expect even crop emergence and uniform stand establishment, helping mitigate future weed management challenges caused by wireworm damage," adds Milligan. The product will be available in Western Canada for the 2026 growing season."
Equento Cereals combines plinazolin, a novel Group 30 active ingredient, with Group 4 thiamethoxam to provide both contact and systemic activity against wireworms. Contact activity stops wireworm feeding, and systemic activity reduces overall populations by disrupting the lifecycle. The seed treatment also provides broad protection against seed- and soil-borne cereal diseases comparable to Cruiser Vibrance Quattro. Even crop emergence and uniform stand establishment are expected, which can reduce subsequent weed management challenges caused by wireworm damage. The product will be available to growers in Western Canada for the 2026 growing season.
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