Description
It is a systemic insecticide containing Thiacloprid active ingredient blance auxillaries and inert material. It is used as follar spray for the control of sucking and some other important insects in different crops.
Mode of action:
Thiacloprid is an antagonist to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the central nervous system. It disturbs the proper signal transmission system leading to the excitation of the nerve cells. Consequently, a disorder of the nervous system occurs leading finally to the death of the treated insect.
Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) Classification No. 4A
Benefits:
- Covers a broad range of targeted pests, viz., aphids, whiteflies, weevils, thrips, Shoot and fruit borer, beetles, Jassids, Planthoppers, and Mosquito bugs.
- No cross-resistance to conventional insecticides, with fast degradation in the environment
- Relative stability to rain-water and sunlight.
Recommendations:
| Crop(s) | Common Name of Pest | Dosage/Acre | Dilution in Water (Litre) | Waiting Period between last spray to harvest (days) | |
| AI (gm.) | Formulation (ml.) | ||||
| Apple | Thrips | 0.0096%- 0.012% (9.6-12 g a.i./ 100 lit water) | 0.04%- 0.05% (16-20 ml / 100 lit water) | As per need | 40 |
| Brinjal | Shoot and fruit borer | 180 | 300 | 200 | 5 |
| Chilli | Thrips | 54-72 | 90-120 | 200 | 5 |
| Cotton | Aphid, Thrips, Jassid | 24-30 | 40-50 | 200 | 52 |
| Whitefly | 120-144 | 200-240 | 200 | 52 | |
| Paddy | Stem borer | 120 | 200 | 200 | 30 |
| Soybean | Girdle beetle | 180 | 300 | 200 | 17 |
| Tea | Mosquito bug | 90 | 150 | 160 | 7 |