Elpida Insecticide

About Elpida Insecticide

• Elpida (Emamectin) is an insecticide from the naturally occurring Avermectin group.
• ELPIDA Insecticide effectively controls chewing pests like bollworms in cotton.
• Elpida also targets fruit and shoot borers in okra.

ELPIDA Insecticide Technical Details

• Technical Name: Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG
• Mode of Action: Chloride channel activators work on nerve cells to suppress muscle contractions, leading to a continuous flow of chloride ions at the GABA and H-Glutamate receptor sites. This results in paralysis of the insect, causing it to stop feeding.

Key Features & Benefits

• ELPIDA Insecticide acts on the nerve cells within hours to suppress muscle contraction thus inhibiting the larvae from feeding, providing rapid crop protection.
• It controls larvae of a whole range of insects primarily by ingestion but also affects contact activity. Its activity is fast as it kills the larvae while it's still inside the egg, increasing residual activity.
• It is ecologically selective to a wide range of beneficial species due to the rapid breakdown of the active ingredient thus limiting contact activity to a very short period.
• Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG has a unique physiological mode of action, reducing the possibility of cross-resistance to other chemicals.
• It stops Lepidopterans feeding within hours of ingestion, preventing subsequent crop damage.
• ELPIDA Insecticide is currently the most potent active ingredient available against key lepidopteran pests, providing the highest efficacy at the lowest rates.

ELPIDA Insecticide Usage & Crops

• Recommendations:

Recommended Crops	Target Pest	Dosage/ Acre (gm)
Grapes	Thrips	44-88
Red gram	Pod Borer	88
Cotton	Bollworms	88
Cabbage	DBM	80
Chickpea	Pod Borer	88
Brinjal	Fruit and Shoot Borer	68
Okra	Fruit and Shoot Borer	68
Chili	Fruit borer, Thrips and mites	80

• Method of Application: Foliar Spray

Disclaimer: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Always follow the recommended application guidelines outlined on the product label and accompanying leaflet.