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✓ CIB&RC lists up to 30 September 2026
Maize: every approved pesticide, dose and brand
Find your problem (a pest, a disease or a weed) and see each chemical approved for it on maize, 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.
81 products approved for maize in the CIB&RC lists of major uses (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides up to 30 September 2026;
bio-insecticides as on 30 September 2026), 47 of them with brand names. Guidance, not legal advice: check that a product is not banned or restricted.
How to use this page
Pick your problem below (fall armyworm, stem borer, spodoptera, grasses…), or several at once, or type it in the search box. With several, the products approved for all of them come first.
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.
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 maize is on the label.
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.
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Flubendiamide 20 % WGgranules
For: Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Per acre100 g
In one 15-litre pump7.5 g13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest55 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 50 · Product: 250 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 55 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Isocycloseram 18.1% W/W SC (20 % W/V Sc)liquid
For: Fall Armyworm, Stem Borer
Per acre120 ml
In one 15-litre pump9 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest48 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 60 · Product: 300 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 48 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Diseases
13 products · leaf blight, downy mildew, rust
Kresoxim-methyl 44.3% SCliquid
For: Turcicum leaf blight, Rust
Per acre200 ml
In one 15-litre pump15 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest25 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 250 · Product: 500 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 25 days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Mancozeb 75% WPpowder
For: Leaf blight, Downy mildew
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: 1.125-1.5 kg · Product: 1.5-2kg · Water: 750Ltr. litres · Waiting period: – days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Zineb 75%WPpowder
For: Leaf blight
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
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
In one 15-litre pump9 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest41 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 150 · Product: 300 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 41 days
Sold as
PriaxorBASF Indiaⓘ
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Hexaconazole 4% + Zineb 68% WPpowderready-mix
For: Maydis leaf blight and Turcicum blight
Per acre510 g
In one 15-litre pump38 g13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest43 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 50+850 · Product: 1250 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 43 days
In one 15-litre pump23 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest48 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 137.25 · Product: 750 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 48 days
Sold as
OperaBASF Indiaⓘ
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last use before harvestnot given
⚠ The list prints the product dose as “500.30 kg”, which cannot be right; 0.8 kg a.i. of an 80% WP is 1.0 kg of product. Check the label.Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 0.8 kg · Product: – · Water: 600 litres · Waiting period: – days
In one 15-litre pump3–4 ml10 pumps an acre (150 litres of water)add MSO adjuvant: 30 ml in each pump (2 ml per litre)
Last use before harvest83 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 25.2 to 33.6 g a.i./ha + MSO adjuvant @ 2 ml/l of water · Product: 75 to 100 ml + MSO adjuvant @ 2 ml/l of Water · Water: 375 litres · Waiting period: 83 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Dose for seed7 g per kg of seed70 g for 10 kg of seed
How to useMix with the seed before sowing; not sprayed.
Waiting period3½-4months Depending on the variety
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: Slurry seed treatment with240g/ 100 kg seed · Product: 700g/100 Kg seed · Water: 0.75-1.0/100 Kg seed litres · Waiting period: 3½-4months Depending on the variety days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Metalaxyl-M 31.8% ESseed treatment
For: Downey mildew
Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvest3.5-4 months
⚠ Seed treatment; the list gives the a.i. and product dose without units, in one merged dose column. Check the label.Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 0.76 · Product: 2.4 · Water: – litres · Waiting period: 3.5-4 months days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Tetraniliprole 40.34% FSseed treatment
For: Stem borer
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: 2.4-3.6 · Product: 5.0-7.5 · Water: NA 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.
Thiram 40% FSseed treatment
For: Seedling blight
Dose for seed2.4 ml per kg of seed24 ml for 10 kg of seed
How to useMix with the seed before sowing; not sprayed.
Waiting periodSeed dresser
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 9.6gm/10 kg seeds · Product: 24ml/10 kg seeds · Water: 100 ml litres · Waiting period: Seed dresser days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Thiram75%WSseed treatment
For: Seedling blight
Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvest7–10 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 18.8-22.5 gm · Product: 25-30gm · Water: 1 litres · Waiting period: 7-10 days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvestSingle application by seed treatment before sowing.
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 1.58 (Cyantranilip role 0.79 + Thiamethoxa m 0.79) · Product: 4 · Water: 10-20 litres · Waiting period: Single application by seed treatment before sowing. days
For: Fall Army Worm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvestSingle application by seed treatment before sowing.
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 2.38 (Cyantranilip role 1.19 + Thiamethoxa m 1.19) · Product: 6 · Water: 10-20 litres · Waiting period: Single application by seed treatment before sowing. days
For: Seedling rot, Seedling wilt and Seedling blight
Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvestThis is used as seed treatment, which is done at the time of sowing, hence waiting period is not applicable
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 0.09 (Sedaxane 0.053 + Fludioxonil 0.026 + Metalaxyl-M 0.011) · Product: 0.3 · Water: 10 ml/kg seed litres · Waiting period: This is used as seed treatment, which is done at the time of sowing, hence waiting period is not applicable days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Thiamethoxam 30 % FSseed treatment
Maize · Stem Fly · 02.4 · 8 · This is used as seed dresser
Maize · Aphids · 1.8 g a i/kg seed · 6 ml/kg seed · 10-12 ml/kg seed
Shoofly · 2.4 g a i/kg seed · 8 ml/kg seed · 10-12 ml/kg seed
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Oxydemeton-methyl 25 % ECliquid
For: Shoot fly
Per acre400 ml
In one 15-litre pump15–30 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 250 · Product: 1000 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: – days
Sold as
DhanusystoxDhanukaⓘ
MetasystoxUPLⓘ
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that maize is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
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.”
Which pesticides are approved for fall armyworm in maize?
The CIB&RC lists give 26 products for fall armyworm on maize, including Acephate 45 % + Cypermethrin 5 % DF; Acetamiprid 19.50 % + Chlorantraniliprole 19.50% w/w FS; Beauveria bassiana 1.5% A.S. (CFU count 1x10^8/ml min) Strain AMMFA-BB1, NCMR Accession No. MCC 0579; Broflanilide 20% SC; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SC; CYANTRANILIPROLE 19.8%w/w + THIAMETHOXAM 19.8%w/w FS; Chlorantraniliprole 00.40 % GR; Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC. 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 broad-leaved weeds in maize?
The CIB&RC lists give 24 products for broad-leaved weeds on maize, including 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL; 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL; 2,4-D Ethyl Ester 20 % WP; 2,4-D Ethyl Ester 38 % EC (having 2,4-D acid 34 % w/w); 2,4-D Sodium Salt 25% + Atrazine 14% + Mesotrione 1.5% SC; 2,4-D Sodium Salt 95% SP (earlier registered as 2,4-D Sodium Salt 80% WP); Atrazine 50% WP; Dicamba 48% w/v SL. 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 stem borer in maize?
The CIB&RC lists give 18 products for stem borer on maize, including Acephate 45 % + Cypermethrin 5 % DF; Acetamiprid 19.50 % + Chlorantraniliprole 19.50% w/w FS; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SC; CYANTRANILIPROLE 19.8%w/w + THIAMETHOXAM 19.8%w/w FS; Carbofuran 03 % CG; Chlorantraniliprole 00.40 % GR; Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % 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.
Can I use any brand of the same chemical on maize?
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 maize is on the label of the pack you buy.