Insecticides
Trichlorfon 80% WP (Water-Soluble Powder)
Trichlorfon is a fast-acting insecticide with a quick knockdown effect.
Product Name: Trichlorfon 80% WP (Water-Soluble Powder)
Trade Name: Dipterex
Group: Organophosphate
WHO Toxicity Class: II – Toxic and Harmful
Type: Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach (ingestive) action
Pre-Harvest Interval (PHI): 7 days
Application Management:
- Trichlorfon is a fast-acting insecticide with a quick knockdown effect.
- It has a broad spectrum of activity, effective against various insect pests such as caterpillars, beetles, bugs, and flies.
- It is also used to control domestic pests such as flies, cockroaches, fleas, bedbugs, ants, and mosquitoes in homes and livestock facilities, as well as external parasites on domestic animals and aquatic parasites in fish farms.
Target Crops and Application Rates:
| Crop | Pest | Application Rate |
| Wheat & Barley | Sunn pest (Eurygaster integriceps) | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Rice | Seedling fly | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Sunflower & Soybean | Seed pod borer | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Onion & Melon | Fruit fly | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Cabbage | Cabbage white butterfly | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Vegetables & Cucurbits | Cotton bollworm | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Chickpea | Caradrina spp. | 1–2 kg/ha |
| Elm | Bark beetle | 250–300 g Trichlorfon + 2.5 L kerosene + 250 g soap per 100 L water |
Note:
For field crops without specified rates in the table, dosage should be determined according to pest pressure, crop growth stage, and local agricultural guidelines.
