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Working to protect and treat vulnerable palm trees with Syngenta TreeCare

We're working with growers at the community and national level to help prevent the destruction of date palms from red palm weevil.

Application Advice

ARETOR® should be applied un-diluted into palm trees using Tree Micro-Injection (TMI) equipment provided by Syngenta, specifically designed for the purpose. Refer to the label for accurate dosage and application instruction.

The amount of product is:

21ml per tree (5.25ml per hole) for ARETOR® 9.5% and 48ml per tree (12ml per hole) for ARETOR® 4% set.

The number of injection holes per tree:

Product is applied through four (4) injection holes around the lowest point in the tree trunk above the surface of the ground. Holes are drilled in four (4) opposite directions.

Drill Depth: Holes are drilled into the stem with a 6mm diameter drill bit, 15-30cm deep, but not deeper than 1/3 of stem diameter.

Plugs: Injection holes can be sealed by cork plugs or by a tree wound paste.

Injection Equipment: Tree Micro-Injection is applied using Syngenta TMI system for the control of listed pests of trees.

Injection pressure: max 2 bars. Syngenta TMI device is calibrated to meet the optimal pressure for injection.