Plenexos Insecticide

Plenexos, a cutting-edge ketoenol insecticide, is an advanced sucking pest management solution. It flexibly controls pests across life stages, application timings, and methods. 

As a ketoenol insecticide, the product is taken up through a plant’s leaves, moves down to the roots and up again, providing all-around protection for the entire plant, including new tissue. This innovative technology is just the first step towards more effective crop protection.

The history of ketoenol insecticides spans decades and centers on one of their first discoverers, Dr. Rainer Fischer. To Dr. Fischer, Plenexos is "the best molecule I have ever seen" thanks to its flexibility and efficacy in controlling what can be troublesome, invisible pests that don't always show their damage before causing it. 

Plenexos is the first ketoenol insecticide that allows for both foliar application on the plant itself as well as soil application. It's one of the technologies at the heart of our platform to deliver customized product offerings, addressing growers’ needs across crops and countries.

Targeting a range of sucking pests, Plenexos enhances integrated pest management strategies. It is effective for a diverse array of crops, including vegetables, orchards, soy, and cotton. In short, Plenexos is:

• Long-lasting: The long-lasting effect of Plenexos means growers will use less product, gasoline, water and will need fewer repeat applications.
• Versatile: Because of its systemic properties, the product can be applied directly to the soil via drip, drench and/or foliar. Additionally, it can be applied by different modes of application (e.g aerial, plane, UAV).

Plenexos is planned to launch in many more countries by the end of the decade, including key markets like Brazil, Mexico, and the US. It is designed to offer growers a long-lasting, low-residue pest control option as part of Bayer's broader crop protection portfolio.