Crop | Target Pest | Formulation concentration |
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Cotton | Jassid | 1000-1200 ml/ha |
PYRODON has multiple mode of actions eg contact stomach systemic vapour action, It is a broad-spectrum insecticide and acaricide also, Very effective for sucking pests which have developed resistance to other conventional insecticides, Quick action – the treated insects immediately stop further damage to the crop, Can control all stage of insects eg egg nymph adult etc., Translaminar activity – so can also control of hidden pests on the underside of the leaves, Residual effect - long duration control, It also has some phytotonic effect, Low toxicity and environment friendly - Safe for bees and other beneficial insects
Pyriproxyfen is a novel juvenile hormone that mimics and acts by suppressing embryogenesis within the insect egg, It inhibits metamorphosis and adult emergence of target insects, It does not kill adult insects directly but hatching of eggs laid by treated adults will be suppressed, It regulates the transition from one developmental stage to another, It artificially enhances the JH level preventing progression to adult stage, Difenthiuron is a pro-insecticide after application it has first to be converted to its active form, The active compound then acts on a specific part of the energy-producing enzymes in the mitochondria, This disturbance in mitochondrial respiration results immediate paralysis of the pest after intake or contact with the product, Pests are immediately paralysed and then die by starvation or fumigant action in 3-4 days
No specific antidote is known. Treat symptomatically