Insecticides
Permethrin 25% EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate)
Exhibits repellent properties, preventing pests from approaching treated plants.
Product Name: Permethrin 25% EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate)
Trade Name: Ambush
Group: Pyrethroid
Type: Non-systemic insecticide with contact and ingestion effect
Hazard Class (WHO): Toxic and harmful II
Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI): Not reported
Application Management:
- Exhibits repellent properties, preventing pests from approaching treated plants.
- Fast-acting and broad-spectrum, effective against Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, bees, and sap-sucking insects on crops including tobacco, sugar beet, cotton, soybean, vegetables, pistachio, walnut, fig, grape, and stone and pome fruit trees.
- For controlling spotted leaf miner on fruit trees during outbreak years, apply against first or maximum second generation, in a single application.
- For Egyptian leafworm (Prodenia) on sugar beet during outbreaks, spray as soon as the pest is observed.
- Rapidly degrades in water and soil.
Compatibility and Mixing:
- Compatible with most insecticides and fungicides, but do not mix with calcium nitrate.
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 (only during outbreak years, against first or maximum second generation, single application) |
