Major Insecticides are given below with their time of attack and recommended Pesticides and dosage.
It is hoped that this information will be of great use to the farmer in plant protection.
| Pest | Time of attack | Remedy (common Name) | Dosage/Acre |
| American Bollworm | Starts attack with flower formation and last till the end | Endosulfan | 600 ml |
| Chlorphrifos | 1000 ml | ||
| Jassid | Attacks the crop during the whole period. | Endosulfan | 1000 ml |
| Bromophos | 400 ml | ||
| Chlorphrifos | 1000 ml | ||
| Dimethoate | 400 ml | ||
| Fenitrothion | 500 -700 ml | ||
| Isothioate | 1300-1500 ml | ||
| Methamidophos | 400 ml | ||
| Whitefly | Attacks the crop during the whole period. | Endosulfan | 1000 ml |
PESTICIDES RECOMMENDED FOR COTTON PESTS CONTROL
UNDER DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
Central Cotton Research Institute
| Sr. No. | Pest situation | Common name of recommended insecticide | Dose/acre (ml/gm) |
| 0 | Seed treatment to control sucking insect pests at an early stage. | Imidacloprid 70 WS
Thiamethoxam 70 WS |
5 gm/kg seed
3 gm/kg seed |
| 1 | Thrips reached ETL, during early stage of crop & clear damage symptoms are visible. | Imidacloprid 200 SL
Acetamiprid 20 SP Formothion 25 EC Etofenprox 30 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
80-100
150 500 200 |
| 2 | Whitefly population reached ETL, during early stage of crop. | Acetamiprid 20 SP
Imidacloprid 200 SL Endosulfan 35 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
150
250 800 |
| 3 | Jassid population reached ETL, during early stage of crop. | Imidacloprid 200 SL
Thiamethoxam 25 WG Formathion 25 EC Etofenprox 30 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
80-100
24 500 200 |
| 4 | Whitefly & Jassid collectively reached ETL during early stage of crop. | Imidacloprid 200 SL
Acetamiprid 20 SP Diafenthiuron 500 SC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
250
150 200 |
| 5 | Spotted bollworm reached ETL. | Spinosad 240 SC
Triazophos 40 EC Bifenthrin 10 EC Fenpropathrin 20EC Cypermethrin 10 EC Deltamethrin 2.5 EC Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC Tralomethrin 108 G/L or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
40
1000 250 300 330 250 250 333 250 |
| 6 | Pink bollworm reached ETL. | Triazophos 40 EC
Bifenthrin 10 EC Cypermethrin 10 EC Deltamethrin 2.5 EC Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC Tralomethrin108 G/L Fenvalerate 20 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
1000
250 250 250 250 333 250 250 |
| 7 | American bollworm reached ETL. | Spinosad 240 EC
Chlorfenapyr 36 SC Chlorpyrifos 40 EC Quinalphos 25 EC Endosulfan 35 EC Profenofos 500 EC Indoxacarb 150 SC Thiodicarb 80 DF or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
100
330 1000 1250 1250 1000 175 480 |
| 8 | Spotted & Pink bollworm collectively reached ETL with Spotted bollworm dominance. | Triazophos 40 EC
Bifenthrin 10 EC Spinosad 480 SC Cypermethrin 10 EC Deltamethrin 2.5 EC Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC Tralomethrin 108 G/L or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
1000
250 20 330 333 250 250 250 |
| 9 | Spotted & Pink bollworm collectively reached ETL with Pink bollworm dominance. | Triazophos 40 EC
Bifenthrin 10 EC Cypermethrin 10 EC Deltamethrin 2.5 EC Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC Tralomethrin 108 G/L or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
1000
250 330 250 250 333 250 |
| 10 | Spotted & American bollworm collectively reached ETL with Spotted bollworm dominance. | Spinosad 240 SC
Bifenthrin10 EC Deltamethrin 2.5 EC Cypermethrin 10 EC Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC Tralomethrin 108 G/L Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC Triazophos 40 EC Profenofos 500 EC Chlorpyrifos 40 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
100
250 250 330 250 250 333 1000 1000 1000 |
| 11 | Spotted & American bollworm collectively reached ETL with American bollworm dominance. | Spinosad 240 SC
Chlorpyrifos 40 EC Chlorfenapyr360 SC Indoxacarb 150 SC Profenofos 500 EC Thiodicarb 80 DF Bifenthrin 10 EC Deltamethrin 2.5 EC Cypermethrin 10 EC Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC Tralomethrin 108 G/L Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
100
1000 330 175 1000 480 250 250 330 250 250 333 |
| 12 | Pink & American bollworm collectively reached ETL with American bollworm dominance. | Profenofos 500 EC or
Chlorpyrifos 40EC or Indoxacarb 150 SC or Chlorfenapyr 360 SC or Thiodicarb 80 DF or + Deltamethrin 2.5 EC or Bifenthrin 10 EC or Cypermethrin 10 EC or Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC or Tralomethrin 108 G/L or Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC or Triazophos40 EC or Spinosad 480 or Any other suitable registered pesticide
|
1000
1000 175 330 480 250 250 250 250 250 333 100 60
|
| 13 | Pink & American bollworm collectively reached ETL with Pink bollworm dominance. | Bifenthrin 10 EC or
Deltamethrin 2.5 EC or Cypermethrin 10 EC or Beta-cyfluthrin 25 EC or Tralomethrin 108 G/L or + Cyhalothrin 2.5 EC or Profenofos 500 EC or Chlorpyrifos 40 EC or Triazophos 40 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide
|
250
250 250 250 250 333 1000 1000 1000
|
| 14 | Jassid, thrips or both reached ETL in later stage of the crop | Methamidophos 600 SL
Monocrotofos 40 WSC |
500
500 |
| 15 | Aphids reached ETL in later part of the crop life. | Furathiocarb 400 EC
Carbosulfan 20 EC Diafenthiuron 500 SC Chlorpyrifos 40 EC Quinalphos 25 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide
|
250
500 200 750 1250
|
| 16 | Mites reached ETL. | Dicofol 42 EC
Amitraz 20 EC Diafenthiuron 500 SC Ethion 46 EC Triazophos 40 EC Chlorfenapyr 360 SC Hexythiazox 10 WP or Any other suitable registered pesticide |
2500
1000 200 1000 600 200 220
|
| 17 | American bollworm & Whitefly (both adults & nymphs) reached ETL. | Spinosad 480 SC or
Indoxacarb 150 SC or Chlorfenpyr 360 SC or Quinalphos 25 EC or Chlorpyrifos 40 EC or Profenofos 500 EC or Thiodicarb 80 DF or + Diafenthiuron 500 SC or Acetamiprid 20 SP or Imidacloprid200 SL or Buprofezin 25 SPor Any other suitable registered pesticide
|
100
175 330 1250 1000 1000 480 200 150 250 600
|
| 18 | Whitefly (both adults & nymphs) reached ETL in later part of the crop life.. | Acetamiprid 20 SP
Imidacloprid 200 SL Diafenthiauron 500 SC Endosulfan 35 EC+ Buprofezin 25 SP Endosulfan 35 EC+ Pyriproxyfen 10 EC Fenpropathrin 20 EC+ Buprofezin 25 SP Fenpropathrin 20 EC+ Pyriproxyfen 10 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide
|
150
200 250 800 + 600 800 + 600 250 + 600 250 + 300
|
| 19 | American bollworm & aphid collectively reached ETL. | Quinalphos 25 EC
Chlorpyrifos 40 EC Profenofos 500 EC or Any other suitable registered pesticide
|
1250
1000 1000
|
Note: Doses of the chemicals are based on the concentration given in the above table. If different formulation is being used, then adjust the dose accordingly.
| Common name | Trade name |
| Abamectin | Miechongling 1.8EC, Sure 1.8EC, Vital 1.8EC |
| Acephate | Admire 40EC, Asophate 75SP, Mandate 30EC, Orthene 75SP |
| Acetamiprid | Mospilan 20SP, Rani, Rospilan |
| Alphacypermethrin | Alpa-C 5EC, Fastac 10EC, Bestox 5EC, Simba 5EC, Alphafos 5EC, Avanti 5EC, Checyper 4.5EC, Skolix 5EC, Sum 5EC, Nestox 4.5EC, Judos 4.5 w/w |
| Amitraz | Mitac 20EC |
| Betacyfluthrin | Betathrin 5EC, Chinmix 5EC |
| Bifenthrin | Talstar 10EC |
| Buprofezin | Applaud 25WP, Badal 25WP, Byzin 25WP, Epo 25WP, Pride 25WP, Sitara 25WP |
| Butacarboxin | Drawin 50EC |
| Carbosulfon | Advantage 20EC |
| Chlorfenapyr | Pirate 360SC |
| Chlorpyrifos | Akofos 48EC, Galaban 40EC, Kurifast 40EC, Lorsban 40EC, Pyrifos 40EC, Shenchlor 40EC, Termicide 40EC |
| Cyhalothrin | Gaonong 2.5EC, Karate 2.5EC, Lamdacyhalothrin 2.5EC |
| Cypermethrin | Arrivo 10EC, Cymbush 10EC, Cyperkill 10EC, Kapadin 10EC, Lucky 10EC, Nurelle 20EC, Polytrin 20EC, Ripcord10EC, Sherpa 5EC |
| Decarafluron | Match 50EC |
| Deltamethrin | Decis 2.5EC |
| Diafenthiuron | Polo 500EC, Polo 500SC |
| Dicofol | Kelthane 18EC, Kelthane 42EC |
| Dimethoate | Chemathoate40EC, Cygon 40EC, Dimetoxal40EC, Higonet40EC, Perfekthion 40EC, Rogor 40EC, Roxion 40EC, Sanitox 40EC Stinger 40EC, Systoate40EC |
| Endosulfan | Endogreen 35EC, Endon 35EC, Fezdion 35EC, Hektonex 35EC, Hexasulfan 35EC, Mamba 35EC, Rocky 35EC, Technufan 35EC, Thiodan 35EC, Thioluxan 35EC |
| Ethion | Ethion 46.5EC, Cethion 48EC |
| Etofenprox | Trebon 30EC |
| Fenpropathrin | Danitol 10EC, Dethrin 20EC, Digitol 20EC, Fendol 20EC, Fenpron 20EC, Fenitol 20EC, Fenthrin 20EC, Sanitol 20EC, Sinopathrin 20EC, Sword 20EC, Totti 20EC, Xianfei 20EC |
| Fenpropathrin + Buprofezin | Sweep 250EC |
| Fenpropathrin + Pyriproxyfen | Prempt 20EC |
| Formathion | Anthio25 EC |
| Furathiocarb | Deltanet 400EC |
| Hexythiazox | Nissorun 10WP |
| Imidacloprid | Concord 10EC, Confidor 200SL, Fencidor 10WP, Fencidor 70WS, Imicon, Ningo 5EC, Pestidor 25WP |
| Indoxacarb | Steward 150SC |
| Isocarbofos | Shualin 40EC |
| Methamidophos | Tamaron 600SL, Sundaphos 600SL, Asomido 600SL, Master 600SL, Grip 600SL, Estrella 600SL etc. |
| Methomyl | Akomyl 20SL, Asonate 90WP, Gunther 44EC, Lannate 40SP, Methavin 90SP, Nucron 50EC, Salong 90WP, Sanafos 40EC, Sinomyl 20EC |
| Phosphorodithioate | Ethion 46.5EC |
| Profenofos | Curacron 250EC, Durakron 40EC, Edcura, Nucron 50EC, Randas 40EC |
| Propargite | Omite 57EC |
| Pyriproxyfen | Admeral |
| Quinalphos | Ekalux 25EC, Ecca 25EC, Hublex 25EC, Taophos 25EC |
| Spinosad | Tracer 480SC |
| Thiamethoxam | Gammon 25WG, Cruiser 70WS |
| Tralomethrin | Scout Extra 108 g/l |
| Thiodicarb | Larvin 80DF |
| Triazophos | Hostathion 40EC |