Chlorpyrifos

An organophosphate insecticide for control of foliage and soil-borne insect pests āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ“ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāύ⧋āĻĢāϏāĻĢ⧇āϟ āϕ⧀āϟāύāĻžāĻļāĻ•

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Product Information āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ

Formulations: āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āϞ⧇āĻļāύ: EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate), GR (Granules), DUST āχāϏāĻŋ (āχāĻŽāĻžāϞāϏāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āύāϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϟ), āϜāĻŋāφāϰ (āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāύ⧁āϞ), āĻĄāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ

Active Ingredient: āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ: Chlorpyrifos āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϰāĻĒāĻžāχāϰāĻŋāĻĢāϏ

Mode of Action: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ: Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor - affects nerve impulse transmission āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāϟāĻžāχāϞāϕ⧋āϞāĻŋāύ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ⧇āϜ āχāύāĻšāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϟāϰ - āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇

Uses and Applications āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

Chlorpyrifos is used to control insect pests on crops, animals, and in buildings. It is effective against soil insects and foliar pests. āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϰāĻĒāĻžāχāϰāĻŋāĻĢāϏ āĻĢāϏāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻ“ āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž āĻ“ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĨ¤

Crop āĻĢāϏāϞ Target Pest āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž Symptoms of Infestation āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ
Sugarcane āφāĻ– Termites, Early shoot borer, Root borer āωāχāĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϰāĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϰāĻž Wilting plants, dead hearts, root damage āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›, āĻŽāϰāĻž āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ
Potato āφāϞ⧁ Cutworm, White grub, Tuber moth āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽ, āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ, āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŽāĻĨ Cut seedlings, holes in tubers, wilting plants āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϚāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›
Groundnut āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽ Termites, Pod borer āωāχāĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž, āĻļ⧁āρāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϰāĻž Hollowed pods, plant wilting āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĒāĻž āĻļ⧁āρāϟāĻŋ, āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋
Cotton āϤ⧁āϞāĻž Aphids, Thrips, Jassids āĻāĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻĨā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒāϏ, āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻĄ Curled leaves, silvering, stunted growth āϕ⧁āρāϚāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž, āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻšāϤ

Application Guidelines āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž

Apply Chlorpyrifos as a soil treatment at planting or as a foliar spray. Granular formulations are effective for soil application against soil pests. āϰ⧋āĻĒāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰ⧇ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāύ⧁āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āϞ⧇āĻļāύ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϗ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĨ¤

Dosage: āĻĄā§‹āϜ: Varies by formulation and application method (typically 1-2 kg/acre for granules) āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āϞ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāύ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ ā§§-⧍ āϕ⧇āϜāĻŋ/āĻāĻ•āϰ)

Pre-harvest Interval: āĻĢāϏāϞ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ: 14-30 days depending on crop āĻĢāϏāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ ā§§ā§Ē-ā§Šā§Ļ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

Safety Note: āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āύ⧋āϟ: Use appropriate protective equipment. Avoid application near water bodies. āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϜāϞāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύāĨ¤

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