
Insecticides
Deltamethrin 2.5% EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate)
Spray at the first sign of pest damage; repeat applications 10–14 days apart as needed. Timing, rate, and mixing depend on crop and target pest.
Product Name: Deltamethrin 2.5% EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate)
Trade Name: Decis
Group: Pyrethroid
Type: Non-systemic insecticide with fast contact and ingestion action
Hazard Class (WHO): Toxic and harmful II
Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI):
- Wheat and sugar beet: 30 days
- Fruits: 7 days
Application Management:
- Broad-spectrum and fast-acting insecticide.
- Spray at the first sign of pest damage; repeat applications 10–14 days apart as needed. Timing, rate, and mixing depend on crop and target pest.
- Reduces blood cholinesterase levels.
- Used for controlling aphids, leafhoppers, locusts, Lepidopteran larvae, weevils, mites, thrips, scale insects, whiteflies, psylla, and other pests on wheat, cotton, vegetables, alfalfa and clover, soybean, sugar beet, temperate fruit trees, and citrus.
- Short residual activity, especially relevant for vegetables.
Target Crops, Pests, and Application Rates:
| Crop | Pest | Application Rate |
| Sugar Beet | Egyptian leafworm (Prodenia) | 1 L/ha |
| Fruit Trees | Spotted leaf miner | 0.5 L per 1000 L water |
| Wheat | Wheat bug nymphs | 0.2 L/ha |
| Wheat | Adult wheat bug | 45 mL/ha |
| Cotton | Cotton bollworm | 0.5 L/ha |




