ViVUS Gold
Label
MSDS 
Technical information
Registered crops: Cereals, Lucerne, Oilseeds, Potatoes, Pulses, Cotton, Sweetcorn, Berryfruit, Brassicas, Celery, Cucurbits, Vegetables, Ornamentals, Pome Fruit
Pack sizes: 1 L, 10 L
ViVUS Gold is a highly effective biological insecticide for the selective control of Helicoverpa armigera and H. punctigera larvae. It contains the nucleopolyhedrovirus of Helicoverpa armigera (HearNPV). The active ingredient is manufactured in two facilities, one based in Richmond, New South Wales and the other in Warra, Queensland. The virus is produced in vivo, which involves the mass rearing of Helicoverpa armigera (Heliothis) and infection of larvae to produce the virus.
The two insect rearing facilities are an important component in the company's risk management strategy. They enable rapid recovery from colony loss due to threats such as disease, and allow the manufacture of large volumes of virus in short timeframes, thus minimising one of the key problems of NPV based products in the past, being the poor supply to Australia.
ViVUS Gold contains an Australian strain of HearNPV which is more virulent than the strains used in the original ViVUS. It was developed in co-operation with the Queensland DPI&F Biopesticides Unit.
Features and Benefits
| Feature | Benefit | |
|---|---|---|
| More potent native isolate |  |
Improved field performance |
| Produced using Helicoverpa armigera | |
Better performance against the key Australian pest |
| Highly specific to Heliothis | |
No impact on beneficial species |
| Targeted control of Heliothis | |
Ideal for Integrated Pest Management |
| No residues | |
Nil withholding period |
| Naturally occurring biological insecticide | |
Safe to the environment |
| 100% Australian made and owned | |
Keeping jobs and profits in Australia |
Key points on performance
- Larvae must ingest the virus to become infected
- Excellent spray coverage critical to achieve good results
- Apply during warm conditions (25-35°C) when larvae are actively feeding
- Peak control at 4 to 9 days after application (faster in warm conditions)
- Provides between 60 to 90% control depending on coverage, environmental conditions and size of larvae
Technical information
ViVUS Gold technical update
- Heliothis in wheat and barley 60 kb
ViVUS Gold technical manual
303 kb
ViVUS Gold chickpea update
192 kb
ViVUS Gold news 2006 272
kb
Heliothis threshold calculator
Using NPV to manage Helicoverpa in fieldcrops (Queensland DPI)
