Belt Expert

• Two defined target-site groups: combines IRAC Groups 28 and 4A in one SC formulation.
• Verified crop-specific directions: Government sources publish separate chilli and rice rates, water volumes and PHIs.
• Current tea-code inclusion: Tea Board India Version 19 retains the formulation and publishes a tea-looper dilution and PHI.
• Mixed pest-purpose role: registered directions cover specified sucking and caterpillar or borer pests rather than an unrestricted “all pests” claim.
• Current Bayer listing: Belt Expert remains present in Bayer's India insecticide range.

Brand

Bayer Belt Expert

Product Type

Combination insecticide

Active Ingredients

Flubendiamide 19.92% w/w + Thiacloprid 19.92% w/w

Formulation

SC — suspension concentrate

IRAC Groups

28 + 4A

Chemical Classes

Diamide + neonicotinoid

Verified Public Crop Scope

Chilli, rice and tea

1. Flubendiamide — Group 28: modulates insect ryanodine receptors, disrupting calcium regulation in muscle cells and causing feeding cessation and paralysis in susceptible larvae.
2. Thiacloprid — Group 4A: acts at insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and provides activity against the specified sucking-pest component.
3. Resistance stewardship: when another treatment is justified, use a separately applied product whose current label independently covers the crop and pest and whose effective group differs from both 28 and 4A.

PHI = pre-harvest interval. Chilli and rice are per-hectare directions. The tea entry is the current Tea Board dilution for looper caterpillars and must not be converted into an unverified acreage rate. Although Bayer also lists tea mosquito bug, the current Tea Board mosquito-bug dilution table checked does not list this premix; do not transfer the looper dilution to that pest.

• Confirm the crop and pest and treat only when the current label and local threshold guidance justify application.
• Measure the crop-specific formulation rate and use clean, calibrated spray equipment for the required water volume and coverage.
• Do not transfer the chilli rate to rice or tea and do not invent a universal per-acre, per-litre, 15-litre-pump or pack-coverage rate.
• Belt Expert already contains Groups 28 and 4A. Another Flubendiamide, Chlorantraniliprole, Tetraniliprole or Thiacloprid product is not a fully different-group rotation.
• No tank-mix claim is made. Related and Upsell products are standalone alternatives for separate, label-directed applications.

• Read the current label before opening and wear every item of personal protective equipment specified on the pack.
• Do not eat, drink, smoke or chew while handling. Avoid inhalation and skin or eye contact, and never clear a blocked nozzle by mouth.
• Keep people, children and animals away during application and until the current label permits re-entry.
• Prevent spray, rinsate and containers from entering wells, drains, ponds, streams, aquaculture or other water bodies. Follow every pollinator precaution on the pack.
• Store locked in the original labelled container away from food, feed, heat and unauthorized access. Never reuse an empty pesticide container.

Always read and follow the current official Bayer Belt Expert label and leaflet. The physical pack is the final authority for crop, pest, dose, water volume, timing, maximum applications, PHI, PPE, first aid, re-entry, environmental precautions, storage and disposal. Related and Upsell products are alternatives, not mixing instructions.