Metavia™

Bioinsecticide

Metavia™ is a granular bioinsecticide with Metarhizium brunneum strain F52 as its active ingredient. It is used in nursery growing media against the soil stages of insect pests, which sets it apart from foliar fungal products.

Principal components: Metarhizium brunneum F52
Formulation: GR
Crops: Lettuce · Pepper · Tomato · Grapes · Strawberry · Blueberry — Nursery growing media

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Soil associated insect management

Granular formulation for growing media

The granules are placed in the growing medium rather than sprayed on foliage, targeting pests that live in soil and growing media.

Pest life stage

Metavia™ targets specific pest life stages in the growing medium, such as thrips pupae and vine weevil larvae.

Protection during crop establishment

Root zone pest pressure is managed together with establishment, soil condition and crop observations.

Composition & material characteristics

Metarhizium brunneum F52

The active ingredient of Metavia™ is Metarhizium brunneum F52. Earlier literature on this strain uses the name Metarhizium anisopliae.

Biological control in soil and growing media

The F52 literature covers soil pests and greenhouse crops. Each study defines the pest species, life stage and formulation tested.

Published research on materials & applications

The following publications examine related materials and their agricultural applications. Findings relate to the materials, crops and conditions described in each study.

AAFC project BPR11-060, with Vineland and Harrow research centres: three chrysanthemum greenhouse trials, including cage and bench settings

WHAT THE STUDY FOUND

Thrips counts fell in the trials, but some comparisons were not statistically significant. The researchers judged the observed suppression insufficient by itself to prevent crop damage.

RESEARCH SCOPE

AAFC project summary on an F52 granular formulation in chrysanthemum greenhouses. Thrips suppression included comparisons that were not significant and was insufficient on its own to prevent crop damage.

Erler and Ates, 2015, Journal of Insect Science: controlled bioassays in soil boxes with Polyphylla fullo larvae

WHAT THE STUDY FOUND

The tested F52 granular formulation caused larval mortality; younger larvae were more susceptible than older larvae. These were controlled bioassays, not commercial field performance trials.

RESEARCH SCOPE

Controlled study in soil boxes of the tested F52 granular formulation and Polyphylla fullo larvae. Mortality and the greater susceptibility of younger larvae concern that granular formulation and controlled assay.

2015 · Potential of Two Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, as Biological Control Agents Against the June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) ↗

Crop applications

Target crops are lettuce, pepper, tomato, grape, strawberry and blueberry, in nursery growing media. As a granule, F52 is documented against thrips pupae in lettuce, pepper and tomato, and against thrips pupae and vine weevil larvae in grape, strawberry and blueberry. This is a nursery media use, not a foliar or general field soil insecticide use.

Lettuce, pepper and tomato nursery media

As a granule, F52 is documented against thrips pupae in the nursery growing media of these crops. It targets the insect stage in the medium, not foliage.

Grape, strawberry and blueberry nursery media

Thrips pupae and vine weevil larvae are the named F52 targets in the nursery media of these crops.

Nursery biological protection

Metavia™ granular F52 is used in nursery media. Foliar and growing medium applications are not interchangeable.

Choose the product and application programme to suit the crop, growing conditions and the label that applies in your market.

Quality & product characteristics

Strain identification and formulation composition

The Metavia™ specification covers strain identity, viable biological content and formulation composition, and records both the current and historical names of the strain.

Granule consistency

Physical uniformity, biological condition and storage stability describe the quality of the granules.

Approved targets and crops follow the label registered in each market.

Product questions

Is Metavia™ a foliar insecticide?

No. The documented use of F52 granules is in nursery growing media against specified insect stages. Foliar and general field soil uses are not covered.

How is Metavia™ different from Metavia CQ421™?

Metavia™ is based on M. brunneum F52 granules for nursery media; Metavia CQ421™ is based on M. anisopliae CQMa421, with separate crop and pest uses. The strain, formulation and use are different.

Technical documents & support

Product information & application support

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Metavia · Technology ProfilePDF · 3 pages · 226 KBDownload ↓Metavia · Safety Data Sheet (SDS)Request the SDS for your product and market.Request SDS →

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Research on materials and mechanisms

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