LNZ Group·Seed Treatments
Metaxa
Metaxa is an insecticidal seed treatment with thiamethoxam 350 g/L, a flowable concentrate for treating the seed of sunflower, sugar beet, winter wheat, maize and soybean against above-ground and soil pests.
Main advantages
- IRAC 4A neonicotinoid — acts on acetylcholine receptors
- Sunflower and sugar beet — treatment at seed plants
- Five crops — each with its own rate per tonne of seed
- Systemic, contact and stomach action — three routes of effect
Overview
About this product
Metaxa is thiamethoxam 350 g/L in a flowable concentrate for seed treatment. The neonicotinoid acts systemically, and also by contact and stomach action, on seedling pests.
Rate per tonne of seed: sunflower 6.0–10 l, sugar beet 5.0–15 l, maize 6.0–9.0 l, soybean 1.3–1.7 l, winter wheat 0.4–0.7 l. Sunflower and sugar beet seed is treated at seed plants.
Before treatment the seed is cleaned of dust and debris, and a tank mix with other products is checked for compatibility each time. Pack size 5 l.
Application
Rate, timing and crops
- Rate
- sunflower 6.0–10 l/t
- sugar beet 5.0–15 l/t
- maize 6.0–9.0 l/t
- soybean 1.3–1.7 l/t
- winter wheat 0.4–0.7 l/t
- Timing
Seed treatment before sowing; sunflower and sugar beet seed is treated at seed plants.
The seed is first cleaned of dust and debris.
- Crops
- SunflowerSugar beetWinter wheatMaizeSoybean
Figures from the manufacturer, LNZ Group. Source page
Register rates
Ministry order № 842 of 16.07.2024
| Crop | Rate | Max treatments |
|---|---|---|
| Sunflower | 6.0–10 | — |
| Буряки цукрові | 5.0–15 | — |
| Пшениця озима | 0.4–0.7 | — |
| Maize | 6.0–9.0 | — |
| Soybean | 1.3–1.7 | — |
Sunflower
- Rate
- 6.0–10
- Max treatments
- —
Буряки цукрові
- Rate
- 5.0–15
- Max treatments
- —
Пшениця озима
- Rate
- 0.4–0.7
- Max treatments
- —
Maize
- Rate
- 6.0–9.0
- Max treatments
- —
Soybean
- Rate
- 1.3–1.7
- Max treatments
- —
The order prints the rate without a unit; the label states it.
Source: ministry order № 842 of 16.07.2024, as published.
Specifications
Active ingredients and formulation
| Type | Seed treatment |
|---|---|
Active ingredients
| |
| Formulation | FS · flowable concentrate for seed treatmentUkrainian label code ТН |
| Target Crops | Sunflower, Sugar Beet, Winter wheat, Corn, Soybean |
| Mode of action | Thiamethoxam is a neonicotinoid (IRAC group 4A) with systemic, contact and stomach action. It is a competitive modulator of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the insect nervous system. |
| Resistance group | Group 4A · neonicotinoidsIRAC |
| Registration | Re-registered 16.07.2024Ministry order № 842 |
| Registrant | ТОВ «Дефенда» (Ukraine) |
| Manufacturer | LNZ Group |
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Questions & answers
What farmers ask most
- Yes. A ministry order of 16.07.2024 registered this product again. The order states no term, so the page gives no end date.
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