Lanzarta

Lanzarta is an insecticide designed specifically for the control of large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis) in forestry and ornamental plant production.

Large pine weevil can cause considerable damage to young trees, and particularly pine and spruce trees, in forests and woodland. The weevil is known to affect newly planted trees during the first five years after planting or restocking. As the adult beetle feeds on the bark it creates the potential to kill the tree by girdling the stem. On affected sites 50-100% of newly planted conifers can be destroyed in this way.

Lanzarta has a residual activity and controls large pine weevils following ingestion of the active substance. The liquid formulation is quick to dry and binds to the tree bark strongly to prevent wash by rain and ensure long lasting protection.

For best effect, insect activity should be monitored to enable accurate timing of Lanzarta applications. 

Product Summary

Application recommendations

Where to use

Ornamental plant production: Ornamental plants including trees in forest nurseries grown for sale or produced for replanting into their final growing positions

Forestry: Groups of trees grown in their final positions, covering commercial production, and woodlands grown for amenity and recreation, conservation or landscaping purposes.

How to use

• Nursery treatment

  • Treatments in the nursery should be applied in a closed cabinet

  • Application rate is 6 ml product/100 trees using a 0.3% solution (3 ml product per 1 litre water)

  • 20 ml of the 0.3% spray solution will treat 1 tree

  • One application can be made in the nursery

• Post-transplant forest treatment

  • Apply using handheld spray equipment such as a knapsack sprayer

  • A maximum of 2 post-transplant foliar applications can be made with a hand-held sprayer

  • Application rate is 180 ml Lanzarta / ha using a 0.3% solution (3 ml product per 1 litre water)

  • 20 ml of the 0.3% spray solution will treat 1 tree (use a maximum of 60 l spray solution per hectare)

  • Leave a minimum of 180 days interval between the two field applications

  • A maximum of 2 applications (1 per year) can be made

Other information

• Trees can be treated a maximum of once in the nursery and  two times once in their final planted positions

• Thorough coverage is essential but for best results avoid run-off