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✓ CIB&RC lists up to 30 September 2026

Cauliflower: every approved pesticide, dose and brand

Find your problem (a pest, a disease or a weed) and see each chemical approved for it on cauliflower, how much to use per acre and in one 15-litre pump, the last spray before harvest, and the brands that sell that exact chemical. From the government's CIB&RC lists; nothing here is paid for.

8insecticides
5fungicides
0herbicides
3bio products
36brands on the market

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16 products approved for cauliflower in the CIB&RC lists of major uses (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides up to 30 September 2026; bio-insecticides as on 30 September 2026), 10 of them with brand names. Guidance, not legal advice: check that a product is not banned or restricted.

How to use this page

  1. Pick your problem below (diamondback moth, aphids, spodoptera, grasses…), or several at once, or type it in the search box. With several, the products approved for all of them come first.
  2. Choose one chemical from the cards. The dose is per acre and per 15-litre pump; the last spray must be that many days before you pick.
  3. Buy any brand of that exact chemical, strength and form (for example “18.5% SC”). The brand name differs, the chemical is the same. Check that cauliflower is on the label.
  4. Do not spray the same chemical again and again. Change to a different chemical for the next spray, and never mix products the label does not allow.

Figures are rounded; the label of the pack you buy is final. Wear gloves and a mask while spraying.

About the brand names

Brand names are given only to help you find the product. Before buying, check that the chemical name and strength printed on the pack match what is shown here. Names marked ⓘ are from trade listings and not yet confirmed by the company; spelling mistakes are possible. For clarity, contact your nearest agri-input store (कृषी सेवा केंद्र) or agriculture officer. Other brands with the same chemical and strength work the same way. NanoKheti does not sell or endorse any brand.

ब्रँडची नावे फक्त उत्पादन ओळखण्यास मदत व्हावी म्हणून दिली आहेत. खरेदी करण्यापूर्वी पाकिटावर छापलेले रसायनाचे नाव व प्रमाण येथे दिलेल्याशी जुळते का ते तपासा. ⓘ खूण असलेली नावे व्यापारी यादीतून घेतली आहेत व कंपनीकडून अजून पडताळलेली नाहीत; नावात चूक असू शकते. अधिक माहितीसाठी जवळच्या कृषी सेवा केंद्राशी किंवा कृषी अधिकाऱ्याशी संपर्क साधा. तेच रसायन व तेच प्रमाण असलेले इतर ब्रँडही तसेच काम करतात. नॅनोखेती कोणताही ब्रँड विकत नाही किंवा त्याची शिफारस करत नाही.

Tap one or more problems: products approved for several of them come first.

No match. Try another word, or see the full insecticide table.

Sucking pests

2 products · aphids, bugs, jassids and leafhoppers

Dimethoate 30 % ECliquid

ℹ Dimethoate is banned for use on fruits and vegetables eaten raw (S.O. 4294(E), 3 October 2023). Banned list →

For: Painted bug, Mustard Aphid

Per acre270 ml
In one 15-litre pump9.9–20 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 200 · Product: 660 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: – days

Sold as
  • RogorFMC
  • RogorinInsecticides (India)ⓘ
  • TafgorRallisⓘ

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.

Fenvalerate 20 % ECliquid

For: Diamond back moth, American boll worm, Aphids, Jassids

Per acre120–150 ml
In one 15-litre pump6–9.4 ml16–20 pumps an acre (240–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest7 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 60 -75 · Product: 300 – 375 · Water: 600 – 750 litres · Waiting period: 07 days

Sold as
  • SumicidinSumitomo
  • TatafenRallis
  • FencareSumitomoⓘ
  • FenkillUPLⓘ
  • FenvalIsagro (Asia), now PI Industriesⓘ
  • +1 more

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.

Borers and caterpillars

7 products · diamondback moth, spodoptera, defoliators and caterpillars, bollworms, stem borer

Fenvalerate 20 % ECliquid

For: Diamond back moth, American boll worm, Aphids, Jassids

Per acre120–150 ml
In one 15-litre pump6–9.4 ml16–20 pumps an acre (240–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest7 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 60 -75 · Product: 300 – 375 · Water: 600 – 750 litres · Waiting period: 07 days

Sold as
  • SumicidinSumitomo
  • TatafenRallis
  • FencareSumitomoⓘ
  • FenkillUPLⓘ
  • FenvalIsagro (Asia), now PI Industriesⓘ
  • +1 more

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.

Lufenuron 05.40 % ECliquid

For: Diamond back moth

Per acre240 ml
In one 15-litre pump18 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest5 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 30 · Product: 600 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 05 days

Sold as
  • CignaSyngenta
  • LunoxCrystalⓘ

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.

Quinalphos 25 % ECliquid

For: Stem borer

Per acre810 ml
In one 15-litre pump30–60 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 500 · Product: 2000 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: – days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label.

Spinosad 02.50 % SCliquid

For: Diamond back moth Listed as: Cabbage & Cauliflower

Per acre240–280 ml
In one 15-litre pump18–21 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest3 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 15 – 17.50 · Product: 600 – 700 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 03 days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.

Emamectin benzoate 5 % w/w + Lufenuron 40 % w/w WGgranulesready-mix

For: Diamond Back Moth (Plutella xylostella) Fruit borer (Spodoptera litura & Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre24 g
In one 15-litre pump1.8 g13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest3 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 27 (Emamectin benzoate 3.0 + Lufenuron 24.0) · Product: 60 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 03 days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label.

Spinetoram 5.66% + Methoxyfenozide 28.3% w/w SCliquidready-mix

For: Diamond Back Moth, Leaf Eating Caterpillar

Per acre150–160 ml
In one 15-litre pump11–16 ml10–13 pumps an acre (150–200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest10 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 135-144 · Product: 375-400 · Water: 375-500 litres · Waiting period: 10 days

No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.

Tolfenpyrad 18.75% + Emamectin Benzoate 0.94% SCliquidready-mix

For: Diamond black moth (Plutella xylostella) Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura)

Per acre280 ml
In one 15-litre pump21 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest7 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 140 + 7 · Product: 700 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 7 days

No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.

Diseases

5 products · leaf spot, damping off, collar and stem rot, downy mildew

Captan 75% WPpowder

For: Damping off (Nursery) Listed as: Cabbage/ Cauliflower, Tomato, Brinjal, Chillies, Beans, Ornamental

Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 0.25% · Product: 2500gm · Water: 1000 Soil drench in the nursery litres · Waiting period: NA days

No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.

Chlorothalonil 75% WPpowder

For: Leaf spot

Per acre400 g
In one 15-litre pump30 g2 g per litre of water13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest3 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 1.5 g a.i./Ltr. · Product: 2.0 g/Ltr. · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 3 days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.

Mancozeb 75% WPpowder

For: Collar rot

Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 2.25gm · Product: 3gm · Water: 1000 Ltr. litres · Waiting period: – days

For: Leafspot

Per acre610–810 g
In one 15-litre pump30–40 g20 pumps an acre (300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 1.125-1.5kg · Product: 1.5-2kg · Water: 750Ltr. litres · Waiting period: – days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label.

Zineb 75%WPpowder

For: Leafspot

Per acre610–810 g
In one 15-litre pump23–40 g20–27 pumps an acre (300–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 1.125- 1.5KG · Product: 1.5-2KG · Water: 750-1000 Lt litres · Waiting period: – days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label.

Azoxystrobin 4.8% w/w + Chlorothalonil 40% w/w SCliquidready-mix

For: Leaf spot, downy mildew

Per acre1.2 litres
In one 15-litre pump90 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest3 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 1.344 (0.144+1.2) · Product: 3.0 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 3 days

Sold as

Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that cauliflower is on its label.

Bio and natural products

3 products · neem, Bt, Beauveria, Verticillium, NPV, pheromone

Azadirachtin 05.00% w/w Min. Neem Extract Concentratesbio

For: Spodoptera, Diamond back moth, Aphids

Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvest5 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 200.0 · Water: 400 litres · Waiting period: 05 days

No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.

Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae 1593 M serotype H 59 5b, 1.3% flowable concentrate Potency 1500 IU/mgliquidbio

For: Diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella) Listed as: Cabbage & Cauliflower

Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 06-1.0 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: – days

No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.

Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki Serotype 3a, 3b, SA II WG Potency 53000 SU/mg, 32000 IU/mggranulesbio

For: Diamond back moth Listed as: Cabbage, Cauliflower

Per acre200 g
In one 15-litre pump11–15 g13–19 pumps an acre (200–280 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 0.5 kg. · Water: 500-700 litres · Waiting period: – days

No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.

Dose: per acre = the list’s dose per hectare × 0.405; per pump = the dose for a 15-litre pump at the water the list gives; rounded. Where the list gives the dose as a strength of the spray, the pump amount is that strength × 15 litres. Seed treatments are per kg of seed. Where a figure cannot be read safely, the card says “see the government figures below”. Sources: Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage: Major uses of pesticides (registered under the Insecticides Act, 1968), Insecticides, up to 30.09.2026, based on certificates issued; CIB&RC bio-insecticides as on 30 September 2026. Brands: linked names are from each company's own website (the link opens it), matched to the exact chemical, strength and form in the lists; names with ⓘ are from trade listings, checked by web search, not yet confirmed by the company. Large companies are listed first; the order is not a ranking, and NanoKheti does not sell pesticides or take money from any company. The lists say: “The document has been compiled on the basis of available information for guidance and not for legal purposes.”

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Questions

Cauliflower: short answers

Which pesticides are approved for diamondback moth in cauliflower?

The CIB&RC lists give 8 products for diamondback moth on cauliflower, including Azadirachtin 05.00% w/w Min. Neem Extract Concentrates; Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae 1593 M serotype H 59 5b, 1.3% flowable concentrate Potency 1500 IU/mg; Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki Serotype 3a, 3b, SA II WG Potency 53000 SU/mg, 32000 IU/mg; Emamectin benzoate 5 % w/w + Lufenuron 40 % w/w WG; Fenvalerate 20 % EC; Lufenuron 05.40 % EC; Spinetoram 5.66% + Methoxyfenozide 28.3% w/w SC; Spinosad 02.50 % SC. Each card above shows the dose per acre and per pump, the days before harvest and brands of the same chemical. Use a product only as its approved label says.

Which pesticides are approved for aphids in cauliflower?

The CIB&RC lists give 3 products for aphids on cauliflower, including Azadirachtin 05.00% w/w Min. Neem Extract Concentrates; Dimethoate 30 % EC; Fenvalerate 20 % EC. Each card above shows the dose per acre and per pump, the days before harvest and brands of the same chemical. Use a product only as its approved label says.

Which pesticides are approved for leaf spot in cauliflower?

The CIB&RC lists give 4 products for leaf spot on cauliflower, including Azoxystrobin 4.8% w/w + Chlorothalonil 40% w/w SC; Chlorothalonil 75% WP; Mancozeb 75% WP; Zineb 75%WP. Each card above shows the dose per acre and per pump, the days before harvest and brands of the same chemical. Use a product only as its approved label says.

Can I use any brand of the same chemical on cauliflower?

A brand with exactly the same chemical, strength and form (for example 18.5% SC) is the same product under another name. But each brand is approved for the crops on its own label, so check that cauliflower is on the label of the pack you buy.