Update your veggie insect management tools in 2026

Zsofia Szendrei<szendrei@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Entomology - March 12, 2026

Learn about the latest changes and new insecticides that will be available for vegetables in the 2026 growing season.

Three rows of crops emerging from the soil. The top row says — Figure 1. Lumiverd is an OMRI compatible seed treatment that is effective at protecting cucurbits from seedcorn maggot, a stand reducer, and is also helpful for onion maggot in onions. Photo by Ben Werling, MSU Extension.

Incipio, Vertento and Zivalgo. This will be the first growing season when vegetable growers can use a new class of foliar insecticides by Syngenta under the commercial names Incipio, Vertento and Zivalgo. These all have the same active ingredient called isocycloseram in IRAC Group 30, which means they kill insects the same way, so they shouldn’t be rotated with other Group 30 insecticides. This class is relatively new on the market; it is a great option for insecticide resistance management by rotating them with older chemistries to prevent resistance.

Lumiverd. Corteva added onions and cucurbits to the Lumiverd (active ingredient spinosad) label for onion maggot and seedcorn maggot management. This is a seed treatment that can be used by organic growers. Corteva reports Lumiverd is offered by seed treatment companies including Germain’s, Kamterter, Nunhem’s, Seed Dynamics and Skagit Seed Services.

Avaunt eVo. FMC expanded the label for Avaunt eVo (active ingredient indoxacarb) to include cucumber beetle suppression in cucurbits.

Beyond these product updates, please follow the new requirements regarding site-specific restrictions for pesticides by going to EPA’s Bulletins Live! Two website. “Bulletins Live! Two resources from Michigan State University Extension” is a recent Michigan State University Extension article to help navigate this process.

Check out the following table for a summary of all the updates and other useful information.

Commercial name	Crop groups on label (pre-harvest interval in days)	Insect groups on label
Incipio Syngenta Group 30	Brassica head and stem vegetables (1), cucurbits (3), fruiting vegetables (1), leafy greens (1)	Mites, thrips, true bugs, caterpillars, flea beetles, leafhoppers, Colorado potato beetle
Vertento Syngenta Group 30	Onions (7)	Thrips, mites, leafminers
Zivalgo Syngenta Group 30	Potatoes (14)	Colorado potato beetle, leafhoppers, mites, thrips, flea beetles, borers
Lumiverd Corteva Group 5	Bulb vegetables (e.g., onions, leeks, etc.) and cucurbits added to label	Onion maggot, seedcorn maggot
Avaunt eVo FMC Group 22A	Leafy greens, brassicas, cucurbits, fruiting crops, legumes, roots/tubers, bulbs, sweet corn (3)	Label has been extended to include cucumber beetle suppression in cucurbits

Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

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