Chemical management

  • For sap feeders in general, Seed treatment (after acid delinting) with

                -Carbosulfan - 40 g/kg

                 -Imidacloprid 70 WS - 5 g/kg

  •         Thiamethoxam 70 WS - 4 g/kg gives protection for 30 days against sap feeders
  •        Soil application carbofuran 3G 33 kg/ha (1 kg a.i./ha) at sowing
  •        Stem application (if seed is not treated) with insecticides using brush

                              -Monocrotophos or methyl demeton 1:4 with water

                              -Imidacloprid 200 SL 1: 20 with water

                         Three times at 20 – 25, 30 – 35, 40 – 45 Days after sowing.

  •        Foliar sprays with monocrotophos 1.5 ml/l or imidacloprid 0.4 ml/l or methyl demeton 2 ml/l or acetamiprid 0.2 g/l or acephate 1.5 g/l or phosalone 2 ml/l or phosphamidon 0.5 ml/l at 15 & 30 DAS
  •        Apply carbofuran 3% CG 25 kg/ha
  •       Spray any one of the following insecticides

Imidacloprid 200 SL 100 ml/ha

Fipronil 5%SC 1500-2000 ml/ha

Phosphamidon 40 SL 600 ml/ha

Methyl demeton 25% EC 1200 ml/ha

Acetamiprid 20% SP 50 g/ha

Phosalone 35% EC 857 ml/ha

Azadirachtin 0.03% WSP 500-1000 g/ha

Profenofos 50% EC 1000 ml/ha

Buprofezin 25% SC 1000 ml/ha

Thiacloprid 21.7% SC 100-125 ml/ha

Clothianidin 50% WDG 30-40 kg/ha

Thiamethoxam 30% FS 10 kg/ha

Diafenthiuron 50% WP 600 g/ha

Thiamethoxam 25% WG 100 g/ha

Dimethoate 30% EC 660 ml/ha