Matador Insecticide

About Product

• Matador Insecticide is a broad-spectrum insecticide that belongs to the new generation photostable pyrethroid group.
• Syngenta Matador technical name - Lambda Cyhalothrin 5 % EC
  
• Matador is registered for both ground and aerial application for most crops.
• It is a one-shot solution for sucking pests and caterpillars.
• Matador Insecticide gives quick knock down and long residual control.

Matador Insecticide Technical Details

• Technical Content: Lambda Cyhalothrin 5 % EC
• Mode of Entry: Contact and stomach action
• Mode of Action: It affects the nervous system of an organism by disrupting the gating mechanism of sodium channels involved in the generation of nerve impulses. This leads to hyperexcitation of nerve fibers and convulsions making the insects paralyzed and finally resulting in death of the target pest.

 

Key Features & Benefits

• Matador Insecticide works on contact as well as through residual activity on treated foliage or soil
• Effective on small larvae nymphs and adult stages of many insects
• It is absorbed rapidly by the roots and foliage.
• Promotes crop greening, more branches, and flower initiation.
• Protects crops from viral diseases by controlling insects that act as vectors.

 

Matador Insecticide Usage & Crops

Recommendations:

 

Crops	Target Pest	Dosage/ acre (ml)	Dilution in water (L/acre)	Waiting period from last spray to harvest (days)
Cotton	Bollworms	200	250-300	21
Paddy	Stem borer, Leaf folder	100	250-300	15
Brinjal	Shoot & Fruit borer	120	250-300	5
Okra	Fruit borer	120	150-200	5
Tomato	Fruit borer	120	250-300	5
Grapes	Thrips & Flea beetle	100	250-300	7
Chilli	Thrips & Pod borer	200	250-300	5
Soybean	Stem fly & semi looper	200	250-300	31
Cardamom	Shoot, capsule borer & thrips	160	150-200	34
Pomegranate	Fruit Borer, Thrips	0.04%	-	5
Mango	Hoppers	0.5-1 ml/liter	-	-

 

Method of Application: Foliar Spray

Additional Information

• Matador Insecticide also has fumigant and repellent properties.
• Lambda-cyhalothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used worldwide in agriculture, home pest control, protection of foodstuff, and disease vector control.

 

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