Fipronil based phenyl pyrazole insecticide which is very effective for controlling the insects against various crops. Fipronil has two in one action: it not only controls insect pests effectively but it also shows plant growth enhancement effects such as enhanced root growth, more number of productive tillers etc., which results in higher yields.
Fipronil is highly toxic to insects it acts by contact or ingestion of this insecticide by targeted insect. Fipronil blocks (γ-Aminobutyric acid) GABA-gated chloride channels in the central nervous system. Disruption of the GABAA receptors by fipronil, which prevents the chloride ions update resulting in excess neuronal stimulation and death of the target insect.
| Crops | Target Pest |
Dose
Dose per acre
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|---|---|---|
| Rice | Green leaf hopper, Brown plant hopper, Stem borer, Rice Leaf Folder, Rice Gall Midge, White backed Plant hopper, Whorl maggot | 50-75 |
| Sugarcane | Root borer,Early shoot borer | 75-100 |
| Wheat | Termites | 20kg |