The Prospect of Pesticide Synergists

Pesticide synergist itself has no biological activity, but when mixed with certain pesticides, it can greatly improve the toxicity and efficacy of pesticides. The mechanism of action of pesticide synergists is mainly to inhibit or weaken the detoxification and phytotoxicity prevention effects of pests, weeds, and germs on pesticide activity, and to delay metabolism of pesticides in the control object, thereby increasing the biological control effect.

Scope of Use

Pesticide synergists can be used as spray improvers, foliar absorption aid, activator, etc. They are widely used in pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, foliar fertilizers, plant growth regulators, trace elements, and biological pesticides. In the spray mixture of chemicals, they are especially suitable for systemic drugs.

Advantages and Prospects

Under the current situation of a growing population, decreasing land, increasing demand for food, and increasingly severe environmental requirements, people need to develop more efficient and safe new pesticides. However, new pesticides have a long development cycle, large investment, high risk, and low success rate, especially modern high-efficiency and ultra-high-efficiency pesticide varieties.

With the rapid development of pesticide synergists, there will inevitably be many new formulations:

On the one hand, it can reduce the environmental pollution caused by older formulations such as wettable powder and emulsifiable concentrate with large tonnage, and at the same time save packaging, storage, transportation, and other costs. This has significant economic and social benefits for improving drug efficacy, reducing toxicity, and reducing the environmental pollution.

On the other hand, it can improve the physical properties of the original drug, not only prolong the service life of the original pesticide, but also better play the role of the drug, reduce the dosage, expand the scope of application, reduce costs, and save manpower. Moreover, it can achieve the purpose of reducing environmental pollution, improving the safety of users, and maximizing the efficacy of the active ingredients of pesticides.