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✓ CIB&RC lists up to 30 September 2026
Sugarcane: every approved pesticide, dose and brand
Find your problem (a pest, a disease or a weed) and see each chemical approved for it on sugarcane, 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.
59 products approved for sugarcane in the CIB&RC lists of major uses (insecticides, fungicides and herbicides up to 30 September 2026;
bio-insecticides as on 30 September 2026), 33 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 (early shoot borer, termites, top borer, 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 sugarcane 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 sugarcane 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 sugarcane is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Cyclaniliprole 9.3% W/W DC (Cyclaniliprole 10.0% W/V DC)liquid
For: Early shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus) and top borer (Scirpophaga excerptalis)
Per acre400 ml
In one 15-litre pump30 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest107 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 100 · Product: 1000 · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 107 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that sugarcane is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Fipronil 00.60 % w/w GRgranules for soil
For: Early shoot borer, Termite
Per acre5.1 kg
In one 15-litre pumpnot mixed in water
Last spray before harvest229 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 75 · Product: 12.5 · Water: – litres · Waiting period: 229 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that sugarcane is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Methoxyfenozide 21.8 % w/w SCliquid
For: Early shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellus)
Per acre200–250 ml
In one 15-litre pump15–19 ml13 pumps an acre (200 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest161 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 120-150 · Product: 500-625 (depending upon stage of crop) · Water: 500 litres · Waiting period: 161 days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Thiamethoxam 1.2% W/W G.Rgranules for soil
For: Early shoot borer ,White grub, Termites
Per acresee the government figures below
In one 15-litre pumpsee the government figures below
Last spray before harvest237 days
⚠ As printed; 120 g a.i. at 1.2% needs 10000 g of product, not 1000 g.Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 120 · Product: 1000 · Water: Broadcasting litres · Waiting period: 237 days
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Thiamethoxam 75 % w/w SGgranules
For: Termite, Early shoot borer
Per acre65 g
In one 15-litre pump2.4–4.8 g13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvest230 days
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 120 · Product: 160 · Water: 500 – 1000 litres · Waiting period: 230 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that sugarcane 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 sugarcane 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 sugarcane 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 harvest60 days
⚠ Product doses as printed: 1.5-2.0 beside the pre-emergence dose and 1.5-3.0 beside the post-emergence dose; for a 70% WP the arithmetic fits the other way round.Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: Pre-emergence: 1.05 - 2.0 (At first workable spray condition or 3-5 DAP) Or Post-emergence: 1.05 - 1.4 (25 - 30 DAP) · Product: 1.5-2.0 / 1.5-3.0 · Water: 750-1000 litres · Waiting period: 60 days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that sugarcane is on its label.
Seed treatment
1 product · coat the seed before sowing
Imidacloprid 70 % WSseed treatment
For: Termite
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: 70 - 105 · Product: 100 - 150 · Water: – litres · Waiting period: – days
Sold as
DhanconidorMeerut Agro Chemical Industriesⓘ
Magik 70 WSTropical Agrosystem (India)ⓘ
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that sugarcane is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Other pests
3 products · as listed
Chlorpyrifos 20 % ECliquid
For: Pyrilla
Per acre610 ml
In one 15-litre pump23–45 ml13–27 pumps an acre (200–400 litres of water)
Last spray before harvestnot given
Government figures, per hectare
Active ingredient: 300 · Product: 1500 · Water: 500 –1000 litres · Waiting period: – days
Same chemical, strength and form. Before buying, check the chemical name and strength on the pack, and that sugarcane is on its label. ⓘ = not yet confirmed by the company: ask your agri-input store.
Bromadiolone 00.005 % RBbait
Groundnut, Sugarcane · Field Rat, Large Bandicota · 0.005 · - · - · -
No brand of this exact strength and form checked yet. Ask your agri-input store for this chemical and strength.
Bromadiolone 00.25 % CB
Groundnut, Sugarcane · Field Rat, Large Bandicota · 0.005 · - · - · -
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.”
Which pesticides are approved for grasses in sugarcane?
The CIB&RC lists give 28 products for grasses on sugarcane, including 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL; 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL; 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 48% + Metribuzin 32% + Chlorimuron ethyl 0.85% WDG; 2,4-D sodium salt 44% + Metribuzin 35% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 1.0% WDG; Ametryn 73.1% w/w + Trifloxysulfuron sodium 1.8% w/w WG; Ametryn 80% WG. 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 sugarcane?
The CIB&RC lists give 28 products for broad-leaved weeds on sugarcane, including 2,4-D Amine salt 22.5% SL; 2,4-D Dimethyl Amine salt 58% SL; 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 48% + Metribuzin 32% + Chlorimuron ethyl 0.85% WDG; 2,4-D Sodium Salt 95% SP (earlier registered as 2,4-D Sodium Salt 80% WP); 2,4-D sodium salt 44% + Metribuzin 35% + Pyrazosulfuron ethyl 1.0% WDG; Ametryn 73.1% w/w + Trifloxysulfuron sodium 1.8% w/w WG. 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 early shoot borer in sugarcane?
The CIB&RC lists give 17 products for early shoot borer on sugarcane, including Acephate 50 % + Imidacloprid 01.80 % SP; Bifenthrin 8% + Clothianidin 10% SC; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SC; Chlorantraniliprole 00.40 % GR; Chlorantraniliprole 15.75% w/w + Clothianidin 26.25% w/w SC; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC; Chlorpyrifos 20 % EC; Cyclaniliprole 9.3% W/W DC (Cyclaniliprole 10.0% W/V DC). 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 sugarcane?
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 sugarcane is on the label of the pack you buy.
