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✓ CIB&RC lists up to 30 September 2026

Pigeon pea: every approved pesticide, dose and brand

Find your problem (a pest, a disease or a weed) and see each chemical approved for it on pigeon pea, 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.

26insecticides
1fungicides
4herbicides
11bio products
76brands on the market

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42 products approved for pigeon pea in the CIB&RC lists of major uses (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides up to 30 September 2026; bio-insecticides as on 30 September 2026), 21 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 (pod borer, helicoverpa, grasses, 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 pigeon pea 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.

Sucking pests 1Borers and caterpillars 26Weeds 4Seed treatment 1Bio and natural products 11

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

1 product · jassids and leafhoppers

NOVALURON 9.45% + LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN 1.9% ZCliquidready-mix

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Leaf hopper (Empoasca kerri) Listed as: Red gram

Per acre300 ml
In one 15-litre pump23 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest39 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 75+15 · Product: 750 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 39 days

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

Borers and caterpillars

26 products · pod borer, helicoverpa

Benfuracarb 40 % ECliquid

For: Pod borer Listed as: Red gram (Tur or Arhar)

Per acre1 litre
In one 15-litre pump75 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest20 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 1000 · Product: 2500 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 20 days

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

Broflanilide 300 g/l SCliquid

For: Helicoverpa armigera & Maruca vitrata Listed as: Red gram

Per acre17–25 ml
In one 15-litre pump1.3–1.9 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest25 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 12.6-18.6 · Product: 42-62 · 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.

Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SCliquid

For: Gram Pod borer and Pod Fly

Per acre61 ml
In one 15-litre pump3–4.5 ml13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest29 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 30 · Product: 150 · Water: 500 –750 litres · Waiting period: 29 days

For: Gram Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Pod fly (Melanogromyza obtusa Listed as: Red Gram

Per acre61 ml
In one 15-litre pump4.5 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest22 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 30 · Product: 150 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 22 days

Sold as

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

CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SCliquid

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera) Spotted pod borer (Maruca spp.) Pod fly (Melanagromyza obtusa) Listed as: Red gram

Per acre20 ml
In one 15-litre pump1–1.5 ml13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest31 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 30 · Product: 50 · Water: 500-750 litres · Waiting period: 31 days

Sold as

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

Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L SCliquid

For: Helicoverpa armigera, Maruca vitrata Listed as: Red gram

Per acre320–400 ml
In one 15-litre pump24–30 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest41 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 192-240 · Product: 800-1000 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 41 days

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

Deltamethrin 02.80 % ECliquid

For: Pod Borer & Pod Fly Listed as: Red Gram (Arhar/Tur)

Per acre200 ml
In one 15-litre pump15 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest10 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 12.50 · Product: 500.0 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 10 days

Sold as

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

Emamectin benzoate 05 % SGgranules

For: Pod borer Listed as: Red gram (Arhar/Tur)

Per acre89 g
In one 15-litre pump4.4–6.6 g13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest14 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 11 · Product: 220 · Water: 500 – 750 litres · Waiting period: 14 days

Sold as

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

Ethion 50 % ECliquid

For: Pod borer Listed as: Pigeon pea or Redgram (Arhar/Tur)

Per acre400–610 ml
In one 15-litre pump15–45 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest21 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 500 – 750 · Product: 1000 –1500 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: 21 days

Sold as
  • EmiteSumitomoⓘ
  • MitkillUPLⓘ
  • FighterKilpest India
  • GoldmitCrop Chemicals (India)ⓘ
  • HilmiteHIL (India)ⓘ
  • +1 more

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

Flubendiamide 20 % WGgranules

For: Pod borer Listed as: Pigeon pea (Tur/Arhar)

Per acre100 g
In one 15-litre pump7.5 g13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest30 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 50 · Product: 250 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 30 days

Sold as
  • TakumiRallis
  • FlutonPI Industriesⓘ
  • InvadeUPLⓘ
  • KabukeySWAL Corporation
  • SurakshaNACL Industriesⓘ

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

Flubendiamide 39.35 % w/w SCliquid

For: Pod borer

Per acre40 ml
In one 15-litre pump3 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest10 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 48 · Product: 100 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 10 days

Sold as

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

Fluxametamide 10% w/w ECliquid

For: Spotted pod Borer, Pod Borer Listed as: Redgram

Per acre160 ml
In one 15-litre pump12 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest5 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 40 · Product: 400 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 5 days

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

Indoxacarb 14.50 % SCliquid

For: Pod borer complex

Per acre130–160 ml
In one 15-litre pump5–12 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest15 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 50-60 · Product: 333 - 400 · Water: 500 - 1000 litres · Waiting period: 15 days

Sold as
  • King DoxaGharda
  • Dhawa GoldDhanukaⓘ
  • IsacarbIsagro (Asia), now PI Industriesⓘ
  • IndicaWillowoodⓘ
  • IndimaxSumil Chemical Industriesⓘ

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

Indoxacarb 15.80 % ECliquid

For: Pod borer complex (Helicoverpa armigera), Pod fly

Per acre130 ml
In one 15-litre pump7.1–10 ml13–19 pumps an acre (200–280 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest12 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 50 · Product: 333 · Water: 500 – 700 litres · Waiting period: 12 days

Sold as
  • AscendZuari Industriesⓘ
  • ExplicitChambal Fertilisers and Chemicalsⓘ
  • Indogold PlusStar Chemicalsⓘ
  • Vantol PlusAgros Crop Lifeⓘ

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

Isocycloseram 9.2% W/W Dc (10% W/V) DCliquid

For: Gram Pod Borer and Spotted Pod borer Listed as: Red Gram

Per acre200–240 ml
In one 15-litre pump15–18 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest58 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 50-60 · Product: 500-600 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 58 days

Sold as

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

Lambda-cyhalothrin 05 % ECliquid

For: Pod borer, Pod fly

Per acre160–200 ml
In one 15-litre pump10–19 ml11–16 pumps an acre (160–240 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest15 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 20 – 25 · Product: 400-500 · Water: 400 – 600 litres · Waiting period: 15 days

Sold as

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

Lufenuron 05.40 % ECliquid

For: Pod borer, Pod fly

Per acre240 ml
In one 15-litre pump9–18 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest65 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 30 · Product: 600 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: 65 days

Sold as
  • CignaSyngentaⓘ
  • LunoxCrystalⓘ

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

Quinalphos 01.50 % DPdust

For: Pod borer Listed as: Red gram

Per acre9.4 kg
In one 15-litre pumpnot mixed in water
Last spray before harvest30 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 350 · Product: 23300 · Water: – litres · Waiting period: 30 days

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

Quinalphos 20 % AFliquid

For: Pod borer

Per acre1 litre
In one 15-litre pump38–50 ml20–27 pumps an acre (300–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest30 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 500. · Product: 2500 · Water: 750 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: 30 days

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

Quinalphos 25 % ECliquid

For: Pod borer, Pod fly Listed as: Red gram

Per acre570 ml
In one 15-litre pump21–42 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest30 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 350 · Product: 1400 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: 30 days

Sold as

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

Spinetoram 11.70 % SCliquid

For: Pod Borer (Helicoverpa armigera, Maruca vitrata) Listed as: Red gram

Per acre150–180 ml
In one 15-litre pump5.6–14 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest23 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 45-54 · Product: 375-450 · Water: 500-1000 litres · Waiting period: 23 days

Sold as
  • LargoDhanuka
  • MakebaCoromandelⓘ

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

Spinosad 45 % SCliquid

For: Pod borer Listed as: Red gram

Per acre51–66 ml
In one 15-litre pump1.9–3 ml22–27 pumps an acre (320–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest47 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 56 – 73 · Product: 125 – 162 · Water: 800 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: 47 days

Sold as
  • SpinoaceInsecticides (India)
  • SpinosherBest Agrolife
  • BadgeUPLⓘ
  • One-UpDhanukaⓘ
  • ConserveNACL Industriesⓘ

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

Thiodicarb 75 % WPpowder

For: Pod Borer

Per acre250–400 g
In one 15-litre pump19–30 g13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest30 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 470 – 750 · Product: 625 – 1000 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 30 days

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

Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZCliquidready-mix

For: Pod borer

Per acre81 ml
In one 15-litre pump6 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest18 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 30 · Product: 200 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 18 days

Sold as

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

Novaluron 05.25 % + Emamectin Benzoate 0.9% SCliquidready-mix

For: Gram Pod Borer (Helicoverpa armigera) Listed as: Red Gram

Per acre350 ml
In one 15-litre pump26 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest25 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 45.94 + 7.87 · Product: 875 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 25 days

Sold as
  • X-pert PlusHPM Chemicals & Fertilizers
  • MedadParijat Industriesⓘ

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

Novaluron 05.25 % + Indoxacarb 04.50 % SCliquidready-mix

For: Pod borer complex (Helicoverpa armigera & Melanogromyza abtuse) Listed as: Pigeon pea (Red Gram/Arhar/Tu r)

Per acre330–350 ml
In one 15-litre pump25–26 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest25 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 43.31 + 37.13- 45.94 + 39.38 · Product: 825 – 875 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 25 days

Sold as

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

NOVALURON 9.45% + LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN 1.9% ZCliquidready-mix

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Leaf hopper (Empoasca kerri) Listed as: Red gram

Per acre300 ml
In one 15-litre pump23 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest39 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 75+15 · Product: 750 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 39 days

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

Weeds

4 products · grasses, broad-leaved weeds, sedges

Imazethapyr 10% SLliquid

For: Digitaria sanguinalis Dinebra retroflexa Listed as: Red gram

Per acre300 ml
In one 15-litre pump30 ml10 pumps an acre (150 litres of water)add MSO adjuvant: 30 ml in each pump (2 ml per litre)
Last use before harvest125 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 75 g a.i./ha+ MSO adjuvant @2 ml/litre of water · Product: 750 ml+MSO adjuvant @ 2ml/ha of water. · Water: 375 litres · Waiting period: 125 days

Sold as

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

Pendimethalin 30% ECliquid

For: Digitaria sanguinalis Digera arvensis Amaranthus sp. Euphorbia hirta Trianthema sp. Cyperus sp. Eragrostis sp.

Per acre1–1.3 litres
In one 15-litre pump75–100 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last use before harvest133 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 0.7 – 1.00 · Product: 2.5 – 3.33 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 133 days

Sold as

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

Imazethapyr 35% + Imazamox 35% WGgranulesready-mix

For: Euphorbia spp., Amaranthus viridis Listed as: Red gram

Per acre40 g
In one 15-litre pump3–4 g10–13 pumps an acre (150–200 litres of water)add MSO adjuvant: 30 ml in each pump (2 ml per litre)
Last use before harvest125 days
⚠ As printed (“2m/l”); the other rows of this product say 2 ml per litre.
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 70 g a.i./ha + MSO adjuvant @ 2m/l of water · Product: 100 g/ha + MSO adjuvant @ 2m/l of water · Water: 375-500 litres · Waiting period: 125 days

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

Pendimethalin 29.75% + Metribuzin 11.25% w/w ZCliquidready-mix

For: Grasses: Crow foot grass (Dactyloctenium agypytium) Viper grass (Dinebra retroflexa) Barn yard grass (Echinochloa colona) Broad Leaf Weeds: False amaranth (Digera arvensis), Slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) Horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum), Wild spinach (Chenopodium album)

Per acre810 ml
In one 15-litre pump60 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last use before harvest184 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 696 + 264 · Product: 2000 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 184 days

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

Seed treatment

1 product · coat the seed before sowing

Carboxin37.5%+ Thiram37.5%WSseed treatmentready-mix

For: Seed rot, Root rot, Stem rot, Fusarium wilt

Dose for seed4 g per kg of seed40 g for 10 kg of seed
How to useMix with the seed before sowing; not sprayed.
Waiting periodBeing seed treatment waiting not required
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 3gm/Kg seed · Product: 4.0gm/Kg seed · Water: 10 ml/kg (To make slurry) litres · Waiting period: Being seed treatment waiting not required days

Sold as

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

Bio and natural products

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

Azadirachtin 00.03% WSP (300 PPM) Neem Oil Basedbio

For: Pod borer (Melanagromyza sp.) Listed as: Red Gram (Tur or Arhar)

Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvest7 days
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 2500-5000 · Water: 500-1000 litres · Waiting period: 07 days

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

Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki (3a, 3b, 3c) 5.0% WP Potency 55000 SU (Spodoptera unit based) (5x10^7 spore/mg)powderbio

For: Pod Borer Listed as: Red gram

Per acre400–510 g
In one 15-litre pump15–38 g13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: 50.00-62.50 · Product: 1000-1250 · Water: 500-1000 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 0.5% WP serotype 3a, 3b, 3c, Strain DOR Bt-1 NAIMCC-B-01118, Potency 13329 IU/mg min. U/s 9(3b)powderbio

For: Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)

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: 1-1.25 · Water: 1000 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 10% WSL (CFU 2x10^9/gm min) Strain NBAIR-BtG4, Accession No. JN120763, JN120765, Potency 14245 IU/ml minbio

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre4 litres
In one 15-litre pump750 ml5 pumps an acre (81 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest12 hrs
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 10 liter · Water: 200 litres · Waiting period: 12 hrs 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 H-39, 3B, Strain Z-52bio

For: Heliothis sp.

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: 0.75 · Product: 500-750 · Water: – 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 H-3a, 3b, Strain Z-52 (potency 3000 to 55000 IU/mg by test insect)bio

For: Helicoverpa armigera

Per acre300 g
In one 15-litre pump15–23 g13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 0.75 kg. · Water: 500-750 litres · Waiting period: – days

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

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Helicoverpa armigera 2.0% AS, Strain No. BIL/HV-9 (1x10^9 POB/ml min)liquidbio

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre100–200 ml
In one 15-litre pump5–15 ml13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 250-500 · Water: 500-750 litres · Waiting period: – days

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

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Helicoverpa armigera 2.0% AS, Strain No. GBS/HNPV-01 (1x10^9 POB/ml min)liquidbio

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre100–200 ml
In one 15-litre pump5–15 ml13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 250-500 · Water: 500-750 litres · Waiting period: – days

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

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Helicoverpa armigera 2.0% AS, Strain No. IBH-17268 (1x10^9 POB/ml min)liquidbio

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre100–200 ml
In one 15-litre pump5–15 ml13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 250-500 ml · Water: 500-750 litres · Waiting period: – days

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

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Helicoverpa armigera 2.0% AS, Strain No. IBL-17268liquidbio

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre100–200 ml
In one 15-litre pump5–15 ml13–20 pumps an acre (200–300 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 250-500 · Water: 500-750 litres · Waiting period: – days

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

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus of Helicoverpa armigera 2.0% AS, Strain No. NBRI-8821 (1x10^9 POB/ml min)liquidbio

For: Pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

Per acre200 ml
In one 15-litre pump15 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare

Active ingredient: – · Product: 500 · 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.

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

Pigeon pea: short answers

Which pesticides are approved for pod borer in pigeon pea?

The CIB&RC lists give 32 products for pod borer on pigeon pea, including Azadirachtin 00.03% WSP (300 PPM) Neem Oil Based; Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki (3a, 3b, 3c) 5.0% WP Potency 55000 SU (Spodoptera unit based) (5x10^7 spore/mg); Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 10% WSL (CFU 2x10^9/gm min) Strain NBAIR-BtG4, Accession No. JN120763, JN120765, Potency 14245 IU/ml min; Benfuracarb 40 % EC; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SC; Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC; Deltamethrin 02.80 % 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 helicoverpa in pigeon pea?

The CIB&RC lists give 18 products for helicoverpa on pigeon pea, including Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 0.5% WP serotype 3a, 3b, 3c, Strain DOR Bt-1 NAIMCC-B-01118, Potency 13329 IU/mg min. U/s 9(3b); Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki 10% WSL (CFU 2x10^9/gm min) Strain NBAIR-BtG4, Accession No. JN120763, JN120765, Potency 14245 IU/ml min; Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, Serotype H-3a, 3b, Strain Z-52 (potency 3000 to 55000 IU/mg by test insect); Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, serotype H-39, 3B, Strain Z-52; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SC; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC; Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L 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 grasses in pigeon pea?

The CIB&RC lists give 3 products for grasses on pigeon pea, including Imazethapyr 10% SL; Pendimethalin 29.75% + Metribuzin 11.25% w/w ZC; Pendimethalin 30% 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.

Can I use any brand of the same chemical on pigeon pea?

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 pigeon pea is on the label of the pack you buy.