SUMITOMO KAGAKU 2012 Development of the Novel Insecticide Spinetoram

Spinetoram is a derivative of biological active substances (spinosyns) produced by the soil actinomycete Saccharopolyspora spinosa, and is a semi-synthetic spinosyn discovered during modification studies of natural substances by Dow AgroSciences LLC.1) Regarding spinetoram development, foreign countries have preceded Japan. Spinetoram’s pesticide registration was approved in New Zealand in 2007 as the world‘s first registration,2) and was followed by the U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan3) and Australia,4) and so on to date. In Japan, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. concluded a joint development agreement with Dow Agrosciences in 2005. Since then Sumitomo Chemical has studied the insecticidal properties of spinetoram against Japanese crops and insect pests, and appropriate application based on them. In 2006 Sumitomo Chemical started to evaluate the efficacy on vegetables, tea Development of the Novel Insecticide Spinetoram (DIANA)