Equento Cereals: A new standard in wireworm and disease protection

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In short... 

• A first-of-its-kind mortality solution with both contact and systemic activity against wireworms.  
• two insecticide active ingredients and four proven fungicide active ingredients defend against seed- and soil-borne diseases.  
• PLINAZOLIN^® technology is a novel active ingredient delivering unrivalled wireworm control, giving your cereals the ultimate head start. 

What is Equento Cereals? 

Introducing Equento^® Cereals, the first cereal seed treatment to combine both contact and systemic activity in a mortality solution against wireworms. Along with unmatched insect protection, it delivers four powerful fungicides for broad-spectrum control of seed- and soil-borne diseases. 

What does Equento Cereals offer cereal growers? 

For growers facing significant wireworm pressure, Equento Cereals is a new, reliable tool to control populations this season and reduce populations for following seasons. 

The real benefit to growers is greater seed and seedling protection, stronger cereal stand establishment, and greater yield potential. 

How does the new wireworm solution work? 

Equento Cereals has six proven active ingredients. At the core of Equento Cereals is PLINAZOLIN^® technology, a novel Group 30 active ingredient developed by Syngenta. When paired with Group 4 thiamethoxam, it creates a comprehensive mortality solution to manage wireworm feeding pressure from seeding through early establishment. 

The contact activity of Equento Cereals stops wireworm feeding fast, and the systemic activity protects seedlings, helping to break the wireworms’ lifecycle and reduce overall population. This dual action makes Equento Cereals the first seed treatment in Western Canada to have both contact and systemic properties to deliver wireworm mortality. 

Equento Cereals seed treatment also includes the Group 3 fungicide difenoconazole, Group 7 fungicide sedaxane, Group 4 fungicide metalaxyl-M (& S-isomer), and Group 12 fungicide fludioxonil.  

What diseases does Equento Cereals protect against? 

Equento Cereals delivers the same comprehensive level of disease protection cereal growers have come to expect from Cruiser^® Vibrance^® Quattro seed treatment paired with a novel PLINAZOLIN^® technology to control wireworms. 

Equento Cereals includes four fungicides to control a broad range of early-season diseases, including: 

• Pythium 
• Fusarium 
• Rhizoctonia 

This combination makes Equento Cereals an active-ingredient-rich cereal seed treatment, helping to protect seeds and seedlings from all the major early-season threats. 

What crops can be treated with Equento Cereals? 

Equento Cereals is registered for use on: 

• Wheat (spring, winter, and durum) 
• Barley 
• Oats 
• Rye 
• Triticale 

What benefits does Equento Cereals offer growers? 

• Vigor Trigger™ and Rooting Power^® for stronger, more resilient seedlings 
• A formulation tested specifically for treatability and plantability in Western Canadian conditions 
• Confidence to seed even under high wireworm pressure, starting in 2026 

Equento Cereals marks a new era in early-season cereal protection when wireworms are a significant concern. With unmatched wireworm mortality, strong systemic defence, and broad disease control, this new seed treatment helps Western Canadian growers start the season with stronger, healthier crops, and peace of mind. 

Always read and follow label directions. Equento^® Cereals is an on-seed application of Cruiser^® Vibrance^® Quattro fungicide/insecticide seed treatment and Equento with PLINAZOLIN^® technology insecticide seed treatment. Cruiser^®, Equento^®, PLINAZOLIN^®, Rooting Power^®, Vibrance^®, Vigor Trigger™ and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2026 Syngenta.