Maiden Insecticide

About Product

• Maiden is an insecticide and acaricide produced by Biostadt, containing Hexythiazox as its active ingredient.
• Maiden Insecticide is specifically designed to control phytophagous mites across various crops.
• It has the distinction of being the first IGR Acaricide to be introduced in India.
• It has a novel acaricidal chemistry with marvelous ovicidal, larvicidal and nymphicidal properties.

Maiden Insecticide Technical Details

• Technical Name: Hexythiazox 5.45% EC
• Mode of Entry: Contact and stomach
• Mode of Action: Maiden insecticide acts on the insects' nervous system, and it disrupts the normal development of mites, preventing them from reaching maturity and reproducing. In the pest, rapid excitation and impairment of coordination occurs leading to death of target pests.

Key Features & Benefits

• Maiden Insecticide is effective against key mite life stages: eggs, larvae, and nymphs.
• Cost-effective mite management in tea, apple, chilli, grape, brinjal, okra, and roses.
• Broad-spectrum control: Effective against various species of phytophagous mites.
• It provides comprehensive control by targeting eggs (Ovicidal), larvae (larvicidal), and nymphs (nymphicidal).
• Long persistence: Ensures prolonged protection against mites.
• No cross-resistance: Effective even on mites tolerant to conventional acaricides.
• Safe for beneficial insects: Does not adversely affect beneficial insects and natural enemies.
• It has good translaminar action but non systemic on plants.

Maiden Insecticide Usage & Crops

• Recommendations:

Crop	Target pest	Dosage/Acre (ml)	Dilution in water (L)	Waiting period (Days)
Chilli	Yellow mite	120-200	250	3
Tea	Scarlet mite & Red spider mite	120-200	160	5
Apple	European Red mites	4ml/ L	10 L /tree	15
Roses	Red spider mite	160-200	200-250	-
Grapes	Red spider mite	200	200-250	-
Brinjal	Red spider mite	200	200-250	-
Okra	Red spider mite	200	200-250	-

• Method of Application: Foliar spray

Additional Information

• Maiden Insecticide is compatible with many kinds of pesticides.

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