Crop Pest Control

This is a unique and patented oil dispersion formula. This is a special formulation for the rainy season. Its price may be premium hence farmers may not use it during the non-rainy season.  This a combination of active ingredients. One is systemic and the other is contact, however, both working on nerve and muscle. Show knockdown effect.  Bayer is selling this formula as Solomon . It is recommended for control of Aphids, Jassids, shoot & fruit borer in brinjal whereas girdle beetle and semi looper in soybean.  The dose is almost 5-7 ml per 15-liter water.

This active ingredient is separated from the water-soluble extract of neem seed kernel. Perfectly botanical, one of the most active, proven biopesticides. Farmers are requested to note that this formulation will never show immediate results, (in case your formula is showing immediate knockdown it means that it is duplicate and may contain some molecule that will show residue. Beware of this. This active ingredient deters pests from taking food. As they lose the desire to eat/suck, they stop growing, stop reproducing, and die hungry.  If your crop is showing a massive attack of pests, use a common Nerve and Muscle pesticide first. This will reduce the pest population to great extent. Then use Azadirachtin formulation as a follow-up spray. You can use this formulation as preventive too. If you observe new and fresh pests on sticky traps, spray azadirachtin spray. This will help to suppress the pest population below a harmful level.  Use it every 10-15 days depending upon the req...

This is quite a popular contact and stomach mode pesticide which acts on the nerve and muscle of the pest. It is recommended to control bollworm, jassids, thrips, stem borer, leafhopper, brown planthopper, white back plant hopper, Fruit borer, etc It can be effectively used on cotton, cereals and pulses, vegetables, fruits, oilseeds, tea and tobacco, and other crops. As it shows ovicidal action, it controls all stages of pests.  Available in the market under various tradenames as indicated below. Alpha Plus Anu Products Nayak Insecticides India Limited Fighter National ALPHA TataRallis Stop Biostadt ALPHAGUARD 10 EC Gharda Farmers are requested to experiment with many other pesticides that affect the growth of pests and respiration instead of using pesticides that affect only nerve and muscle. 

 Alphacypermethrin affects nerve and muscle. Being non-systemic, it does not spread through plant juices. It is a contact and stomach pesticide. It enters in pest directly. As it does not enter the plant, it can be easily washed off. It won't give residue in the harvested produce.  It is recommended for the control of bollworms in cotton. Farmers can experiment with its use against similar pests on other crops.  It is available in EC as well as SC forms. EC form is available in trade name Ghatak (Toshi), ALPHAGIN 10 EC (Chemet Chemicals). EC formulations form milky emulsion immediately after addition to water. It is a simple formulation and does not require much skill to manufacture.  Whereas SC formulation is tough to formula. It needs costly formulation machinery and SC formulations are more friendly to the environment and user. PENDULUM is the trade name of this formula from Gharda Chemicals. 

This is a combination of two pesticides both of which act on Nerve and Muscle. Although the percent of the active ingredient is low, the combination shows synergistic acitivy.   This pesticide is sold by HPM as TYPHON .  Officially it is recommended for suppression of aphid, jassid, whitefly on cotton. This is a suspendable concentrate formulation hence ingredients should be highly micronized and need the use of high-value suspending agents. Hence farmers should prefer well-branded formulation purchased from authentic sources.  In cotton, the dose is 2 ml per lit, 30 days. Farmers should experiment with these pesticides in other crops where the problem of aphid, jassid, and whitefly is prominent. But ensure that it is not sprayed 30 days before harvest.  Search this blog using the search option available at top of this blog. 

One of the most popular pesticides used to control pests in rice, cotton, cabbage, okra, and chili. Pest being controlled are listed below. This affects nerve and muscle. Show instant results. However, this is an overused pesticide.  Rice Yellow stem borer, Leaf Folder, Brown Plant Hopper Cotton Aphids, Jassids, Whiteflies Cabbage Aphids Okra Aphids Chilli Thrips Almost every company has developed popular brands of this pesticide. Tradenames with the company name are provided herewith.  Arystaprid UPL Manik TataRallis Sharp Insecticides India Limited Dhanpreet Dhanuka Rider Biostadt Wapkil 20 SP Biostadt BAADSHAH HPM Rapid Crystal Excel Acetacel & Passion Sumitomo Harrier Adama Rekord Corteva Prime National Magik Anu Products POLAR Gharda SCAN Chemet Chemicals There is no word like proven pesticides. Only pests are proven, they develop resistance to every molecule. Hence we request farmers to use this popular pesticide as an optional...

 Acephate 45% + Cypermethrin 5% is combo-pesticide that acts on Nerve and Muscle of pests. Officially it is recommended for control of Pink bolloworm in cotton. However, unofficially it is being used for control of fall army worm on maize. It is being sold by UPL as Sorter . Farmers are requested to search this blog for alternative pesticides. 

Acephate 25% + Fenverlate 3% EC is combo pesticides that affects nerve and muscle of  pest. Officially this is recommended for control of american bollworm and sucking pests in cotton. Dose is 4 ml per litre. Can be used 15 days before picking of cotton. In market it is available as brand Sardar by National pesticides.  Search this blog for alternative pesticides and brandnames.

 Acephate 50% + Imidacloprid 1.8% SP is a nerve and muscle pesticide recommended for a range of pests in cotton and rice.  In cotton it is used to control aphid, jassids, thrips, whitefly, bollworms whereas In rice, it is used to control brown planthopper, green leafhopper, stem borer & leaf folder The dose is 2 grams per liter in both crops. Application is foliar and in cotton, it can be sprayed 40 days before starting peaking. It is being sold by UPL as Lancergold and Panther Gold by National Pesticides. Although this is the most popular product, farmers should search this blog for finding alternative pesticides so as to avoid residue in the final product. Do not use in crops other than cotton and rice.  

Abamectin 1.9% EC is being sold by Crystal under brand name Abacin. This pesticide affects Nerve & Muscle of pests. It is mainly used for control of Mites in most fruit vegetable crop. Officially it is recommended for Rose and Grapes. Farmers are suggested to use pesticides acting on Growth and/or Respiration along with Abamectin 1.9% EC. Search this blog for alternative pesticides and brands. 

 Acephate 50%+ Bifenthrin 10% WDG is a combo pesticide. It is marketed by Anu Products as Tengent. It is a Nerve & Muscle pesticide.  It is recommended to control leaf hopper, thrips and bollworms in cotton. Dose is 1-1.5 gram/lit Do search this blog for alternative pesticides. Do not use this product in other crops.

This is a popular nerve and muscle pesticide. It is being sold as Hunk by TataRallis.  Its recommendation is limited to for control of Yellow stem borer, Brown plan hopper, and leaf folder in rice. The dose is 1-1.2 grams per liter. Pesticide should not be used in the last 30 days of crop life.  Farmers are requested to search this blog for more efficient alternative pesticides as this overused pesticide may fail in controlling pests moreover may show residue effect.  

This is a popular nerve and muscle pesticide. It is being sold as following brands. Tremor 75 SP Biostadt Miltap Insecticides India Limited ACETOX HPM Asataf TataRallis Killer National Acemain Adama Sritaf Crystal Anuphate Anu Products It is recommended for control of Jassids and Bollworms in cotton, Aphids in Safflower and Stem borer, leaf folder and hoppers in rice. Being a high content formulation, its doses are 0.5-1.25 gram per liter. However, we suggest farmers to use more proficient and safe formulations available in market. You can search this blog to find alternative, efficient formulations.