ALPHA-THRIN 100 SC

Insecticide

ALPHA-THRIN 100 SC

Always read the label before use.

A suspension concentrate contact and stomach insecticide for the control of insects on crops as listed.

Maize & Sweetcorn

Features

ALPHA-THRIN 100 SC is a synthetic pyrethroid, IRAC group code 3 insecticide.
ALPHA-THRIN 100 SC is a contact and stomach insecticide with a rapid knockdown effect and a long residue for the control of insects in maize.
Alpha-cypermethrin affects the nervous system of an insect resulting in paralysis and death.
Highly effective at relatively low dosage rates.
Compatible with Villa-approved buffer and surfactant adjuvants and COMMODOBUFF.
As a pyrethroid, contact insecticide it is absorbed quickly through the outer cuticle (exoskeleton) of the insect.
Affected larvae rapidly cease feeding and ultimately die.
Effective against first and second instar larvae of maize stalk borer.
May be applied by aerial application.
Single product for the control of several pests of maize.

Do's & Don'ts

Application for stalk borer should be based on scouting.
Apply 7 to 10 days after 5 % or more plants are infested with eggs.
If scouting shows that eggs have already hatched, spray immediately.
For the control of stalk borer, direct spray into plant funnel area.
Effectiveness of ALPHA-THRIN 100 SC can be affected by very hard water (> 1000 p.p.m. solutes), and/or water with a high pH value.
A second application may be required 10 to 14 days later.
Thorough wetting and penetration of the plants is important.
Larvae longer than 10 mm that have already tunnelled into the stalk, will not be controlled successfully.
For cutworm control apply only if the top 3 cm of the soil is moist

Usage Rate

Cutworm
Row treatment : 0.2ml / 100m row
Overall Ground treatment : 65ml / ha

Sweetcorn: African bollworm
(Helicoverpa armigera) & Stalk borers
(Busseola fusca & Sesamia calamistis)
- 100 mℓ/ha

Maize: Stalk borer (Busseola fusca)
- 125mℓ/ha,
African bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
- 100mℓ/ha

Support Product Registration Details

COMMODOBUFF
Active ingredient: Organic acid and alkali 660g/ℓ
Reg. No. L5390, Act 36 of 1947
(caution)

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ACTIVE INGREDIENT

alpha-cypermethrin (pyrethroid) 100g/l

PACKAGING

REG. NO.

L 7425 Act No. 36 of 1947

REGISTRATION DETAILS

VILLA CROP PROTECTION (PTY) LTD.
Co. Reg. No. 1992/002474/07
PO Box 10413, Aston Manor, 1630
Tel. (011) 396 2233

CROPS & TARGET

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