Overture 35WP Insecticide — Pyridalyl Wettable Powder Thrips Control 1lb

Novel Mode-of-Action Thrips Control That Spares Beneficial Insects, 1lb

Western flower thrips populations that have cycled through spinosyn, pyrethroid, and organophosphate sprays often keep breeding through all three, leaving growers with fewer working options each season. Overture 35WP Insecticide delivers Pyridalyl, an IRAC Group 25 active ingredient with a mode of action distinct from those chemistries, controlling thrips at every life stage — eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults — while remaining safe on most beneficial insects at 8oz per 100 gallons.

This 1lb wettable powder mixes into standard greenhouse or field spray equipment, giving growers enough product for multiple tank loads within a resistance-rotation program.

Key Features & Benefits

• Novel IRAC Group 25 Chemistry — controls thrips populations that have developed resistance to spinosyns, pyrethroids, and organophosphates.
• All-Life-Stage Activity — active against thrips eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults, rather than a single life stage.
• Safe on Most Beneficial Insects — preserves predatory mites, minute pirate bugs, and parasitic wasps used in IPM programs.
• Also Controls Budworm & Cabbage Looper Larvae — extends coverage to lepidopteran pests that often overlap with thrips pressure.
• Stable Wettable Powder Format — has a longer shelf life than emulsifiable concentrates and suspends readily in water at 8oz per 100 gallons.

Who Should Use Overture 35WP Insecticide

Overture 35WP fits greenhouse growers, ornamental producers, vegetable and specialty crop growers, and IPM practitioners managing thrips pressure — especially where western flower thrips has shown resistance to other chemistry classes. It's also well suited to programs where preserving beneficial insect populations is a core management goal.

About Valent

Overture 35WP is part of Valent U.S.A. LLC's professional pest-control lineup, sold alongside the company's broader insecticide, fungicide, and biorational product lines for greenhouse, ornamental, and specialty crop growers. Valent, based in San Ramon, California, operates as a Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. subsidiary serving growers across North America.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pyridalyl's mode of action differ from other thrips insecticides?

Pyridalyl belongs to IRAC Group 25, a class with a mechanism distinct from spinosad (Group 5) and pyrethroids (Group 3), both of which many thrips populations have already developed resistance to. That different mechanism gives Overture 35WP activity against thrips populations that no longer respond to those conventional chemistries.

Why does all-life-stage control matter for thrips management?

Thrips complete their life cycle in as little as two weeks at greenhouse temperatures, and a product that controls only adults or only larvae lets the surviving stages repopulate treated areas within days. Pyridalyl's activity across eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults removes more of the population per application, which extends the interval before re-treatment is needed.

Which beneficial insects are compatible with Overture 35WP?

Overture 35WP has demonstrated safety on several commercially released beneficial insects, including predatory mites, minute pirate bugs, and parasitic wasp species used in greenhouse IPM programs. Growers relying on biological controls should still confirm compatibility for their specific beneficial species before applying any insecticide.

Can Overture 35WP be used in greenhouse production?

Yes. Overture 35WP is labeled for greenhouse and indoor production settings where western flower thrips is a primary challenge, and its selectivity for beneficial insects is valuable where introduced biological controls are already part of the program. Confirm labeled use sites for your specific crop and facility type on the current label.

Is Overture 35WP suited for a resistance-rotation program?

Yes — because its Group 25 mode of action is unique among registered thrips chemistries, Overture 35WP can be alternated with spinosyns, pyrethroids, and diamides to keep any single mechanism from driving resistance. Confirm tank-mix compatibility with a jar test before combining it with other products.