Apply - Pymetrozine 50% WG - Dhanuka
Apply - Pymetrozine 50% WG - Dhanuka
Apply Insecticide | Pymetrozine 50% WG
A feeding-blocking insecticide for brown planthopper in rice. The product works by disrupting the hopper’s ability to feed, rather than serving as a general cure for damaged rice.
What it controls: Brown planthopper in rice / paddy.
When to use it: When monitoring identifies the target hopper and the supplied label supports treatment.
What to include: Correct hopper identification, complete label directions and a resistance plan that accounts for Group 9B.
Why Choose This Product? Key Benefits
- 🌾A defined rice target: The manufacturer names brown planthopper in paddy. This avoids treating every rice insect as though it were the same pest.
- 🍃Systemic movement: The active ingredient can move within treated plant tissue.
- ↔️Movement through the leaf: Translaminar activity means movement through a treated leaf, not permission to skip the label’s application requirements.
- 🛑Disrupts feeding: Pymetrozine interferes with feeding behaviour. A living hopper seen soon after treatment is not, by itself, proof that the product has failed.
- 🔄A distinct resistance group: Its Group 9B classification helps distinguish this mode of action from neonicotinoids and other commonly used insecticide groups.
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand Name | Apply — Dhanuka Agritech Limited. |
| Technical Name | Pymetrozine 50% WG. |
| IRAC MoA Code | Group 9B — chordotonal organ TRPV channel modulators. |
| Chemical Group | Pyridine azomethine derivative insecticide. |
| Formulation | WG — water-dispersible granules. |
| Toxicity Label | Pesticide: follow the supplied label’s hazard warnings and protective-equipment requirements. |
How It Works: Mode of Action
Pymetrozine affects sensory structures that help insects coordinate movement and feeding. It is not a fertilizer or a treatment that repairs leaf damage already present.
- Treatment reaches the hopper: Systemic and through-leaf movement help expose susceptible feeding insects to the active ingredient.
- Feeding coordination is disturbed: Pymetrozine affects TRPV channels in the insect’s stretch-sensing organs. In everyday terms, signals needed for normal feeding are disrupted.
- The pest can no longer feed normally: Feeding stops and affected hoppers may die later from starvation. No guaranteed number of hours to death is stated here.
Keep monitoring the field, but do not add an early repeat treatment simply because some insects are still visible. Follow the label’s assessment and repeat-use directions and avoid continuous reliance on Group 9B.
Target Crops & Pests
These crop–pest uses are listed by Dhanuka. Confirm that the current label supplied with your pack includes the intended use.
| Crop | Target Pest(s) |
|---|---|
| Rice / paddy |
|
These uses do not extend to other crops or targets. The supplied label must support the exact proposed use.
Dosage & Application Guide
No numerical Apply programme is supplied here. Confirm the rice application method, product dose, water requirement and harvest interval together before use.
Dosage per Acre, Litre, & Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI)
| Crop | Dose (g / Acre) | Water (L / Acre) | Dose (g / Litre) | PHI (Days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All crops listed above | See note* | See note* | See note* | See note* |
Use the complete rice brown-planthopper directions on the supplied label.
*Dose, water and harvest interval remain withheld because a complete crop-specific programme is not established here.
Do not combine a dose from one source with an application method or water volume from another.
How to Apply: Best Practices
- Identify the crop and pest: Compare the actual pest with the crop-specific label. Leaf damage alone does not identify the insect or prove that this product is suitable.
- Resolve the full directions first: Confirm dose, method, water requirement, timing, maximum applications and harvest restrictions before opening the container.
- Measure for the labelled basis: Use the stated amount of commercial product and the correct treated-area basis. Pack size is not an application rate.
- Follow the specified equipment and mixing method: Use only the preparation and application procedure on the supplied label. This summary does not establish a spray or drench recipe.
- Protect people and surroundings: Use the required protective equipment and avoid exposure of bystanders, pollinators and water bodies. Follow label restrictions for flowering and bee activity.
- Keep an application record: Record the crop, target pest, treatment date and amount. Check the label before any repeat application and before harvesting.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does Apply control in rice?The manufacturer specifically identifies brown planthopper. Other hoppers, stem borers or leaf folders should not be added to that claim without the current label.
2. Why might insects still be visible after treatment?Apply disrupts feeding, and death may follow later. Use the label’s assessment guidance and inspect whether feeding and infestation are continuing before deciding what to do next.
3. Does translaminar mean the whole crop is automatically protected?No. It describes movement through a treated leaf. Correct application, crop coverage and the full label directions still matter.
4. Can I use a standard dose in every pump?No universal pump recipe is supplied here. Product amount, treated area, water volume and method must come from a complete label programme.
5. Does Apply prevent all future hopper attacks?No such guarantee is made. Continue monitoring, follow the permitted number and spacing of applications, and use suitable non-chemical measures and resistance management.
Safety & Disclaimer
Use only as permitted by the current Indian label supplied with the product. Wear the label-specified protective clothing and equipment; avoid skin and eye contact and breathing spray or dust. Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling pesticides. Wash exposed skin after work and change contaminated clothing.
Keep the original labelled container securely closed and away from children, animals, food, feed and drinking water. Prevent drift, spillage and equipment washings from reaching ponds, streams, wells or neighbouring crops. Do not reuse empty pesticide containers; follow the label and local disposal requirements.
For accidental exposure or suspected poisoning, stop work and obtain medical help promptly. Take the product label with you so the clinician can identify the formulation. Follow the label first-aid directions; do not invent a home treatment.