Insecticides approved for brinjal in India

Every insecticide registered for brinjal (baingan) in the official CIB&RC lists of major uses: the pest, the dose per hectare, the water and the waiting period before harvest.

42single-ingredient insecticides

20combination products

11bio-insecticides

78crop and pest uses in the lists

From the CIB&RC lists of major uses: insecticides up to 30 September 2026, bio-insecticides as on 30 September 2026. Guidance, not legal advice: use a product only as its approved label says, and check it is not banned or restricted.

No match. Try another pest name, or check the bio-insecticides and combination tables.

Insecticides (single ingredient)

46 uses · chemical

Product (as registered)	Pest	a.i. g/ha	Product /ha	Water L/ha	Waiting days
Afidopyropen 50 g/L DC	Whitefly, Jassids	50	1000	500 – 750	01
Broflanilide 300 g/l SC	Shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)	12.6- 18.6	42-62	500	1
Broflanilide 300 g/l SC	Thrips (Thrips tabaci)	18.5- 25.2	62-84	500	1
Broflanilide 20% SC	Shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis), Thrips (Thrips tabaci) & Jassids (Amrasca devastans)	25	125	500	1
Carbofuran 03 % CG	Root knot nematode, Reni form nematode	2000	66600	–	–
Carbosulfan 25% EC	Fruit and Shoot borer	312.5	1250	500	5
Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC	Shoot & Fruit borer	40	200	500 –750	22
Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L SC	Fruit and Shoot Borer and Mites	192-240	800-1000	500	10
Chlorpyrifos 20 % EC	Shoot & fruit borer	200	1000	500 –1000	–
Cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD	Whitefly- Bemisia tabaci Shoot and fruit borer – Leucinodes orbonalis Aphids- Aphis gossypii Thrips- Thrips tabaci	90	900	500	3
Cyenopyrafen 30 % SC	Mite (Tetranychus urticae)	90	300	500	10
Cypermethrin 00.25% DP	Fruit & shoot borer	50 – 60	20000 – 24000	–	03
Cypermethrin 10 % EC	Fruit & shoot borer	50 – 70	550 – 760	150 – 400	03
Cypermethrin 25 % EC	Shoot & fruit borer, Jassids, Epilachna grub (Hadda beetle)	37 – 50	150 – 200	500	01
Deltamethrin 02.80 % EC	Shoot & Fruit Borer	10 – 12.5	400 – 500	500	03
Diafenthiuron 50 % WP	Whitefly	300	600	500 – 750	03
Dimethoate 30 % EC	Jassidsℹ Dimethoate is banned for use on fruits and vegetables eaten raw (S.O. 4294(E), 3 October 2023). Banned list →	600	1980	500 – 1000	–
Dimethoate 30 % EC	Shoot borerℹ Dimethoate is banned for use on fruits and vegetables eaten raw (S.O. 4294(E), 3 October 2023). Banned list →	200	660	500 – 1000	–
DIMPROPYRIDAZ 120 g/l SL	White fly	108 -120	900 – 1000	500	3
DIMPROPYRIDAZ 120 g/l SL	Jassids, Aphids	84	700	500	3
Dinotefuran 70 % WG	Jassids, Aphids and Whitefly	61.2	87	500	7
Emamectin benzoate 05 % SG	Fruit and Shoot borer	10	200	500	03
Etoxazole 10 % SC	Red spider mite	40	400	400 – 500	05
Fenazaquin 10 % EC	Red spider mite	125	1250	500	07
Fenazaquin 18.3 % SC	Red spider mite	114.375	625	400 – 500	10
Fenpropathrin 30 % EC	Whitefly, Shoot and Fruit borer, Mites	75 – 100	250 – 340	750 – 1000	10
Fenvalerate 20 % EC	Shoot & fruit borer, Aphids	75 – 100	375 – 500	600 – 800	05
Flonicamid 50 % WG	Aphids (Aphis gossipy), Jassids (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla), White fly (Bemisia tabaci)	100	200	500	15
Flubendiamide 39.35 % w/w SC	Shoot and fruit borer	72 – 90	150 – 187.5	500	05
Flumite 20 % SC / Flufenzine 20 % SC	Mite	80 – 100	400-500	500 – 1000	05
Fluxametamide 10% w/w EC	Leaf hopper, Thrips, Fruit and Shoot Borer	40	400	500	5
Hexythiazox 05.45 % w/w EC	Red spider mite	25	500	500	07
Isocycloseram 9.2% W/W Dc (10% W/V) DC	Jassids and Red Spider mite	20	200	500	5
Isocycloseram 9.2% W/W Dc (10% W/V) DC	Shoot and Fruit Borer	60	600	500	5
Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.90 % CS	Shoot & fruit borer	15	300	500	05
Lambda-cyhalothrin 05 % EC	Shoot & fruit borer	15	300	400 – 600	04
Phosalone 35 % EC	Fruit borer	500	1428	500 – 1000	–
Propargite 57 % EC	Two spotted spider mite	570	1000	400	06
Pyriproxyfen 10 % EC	White fly & Jassids	50	500	300	07
Pyridaben 20 % w/w WP	Red Spider Mite	100	500	500	3
Spinetoram 11.70 % SC	Shoot and Fruit borer	45-54	375-450	500-1000	3
Spinosad 45 % SC	Fruit & Shoot borer	73 – 84	162 – 187	500	03
Spiromesifen 22.90 % SC	Red spider mite	96	400	500	05
Thiacloprid 21.70 % SC	Shoot & fruit borer	180	750	500	05
Thiodicarb 75 % WP	Shoot & Fruit borer	470 – 750	625 – 1000	500	06
Thiamethoxam 25 % WGBrinjal Foliar application	Whitefly(Apply first spray during initial appearance of pest and repeat 2 – 3 sprays at 15 – 21 days interval depending on the level of pest intensity)	50	200	500	03

Combination products

21 uses · two or more active ingredients

Product (as registered)	Pest	a.i. g/ha	Product /ha	Water L/ha	Waiting days
Beta-cyfluthrin 08.49 % + Imidacloprid 19.81 % w/w OD	Aphids, Jassids, Shoot & fruit borer	15.75 + 36.75- 18 + 42	175 – 200	500	07
Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC	Shoot and fruit borer, Jassids	28	200	500	05
Chlorantraniliprole 4.5 % + Novaluron 11.5 + Emamectin Benzoate 1.5 % SE	Shoot & Fruit borer	28.12 + 71.87 + 9.37	625	500	16
Chlorpyrifos 50 % + Cypermethrin 05 % EC	Shoot & Fruit Borer	500+50	1000	500	7
Clothianidin 3.5%+Pyriproxyfen 8% SE	Whitefly, Jassid, Thrips and Aphids	44+100	1250	500	3
Cypermethrin 3 % + Quinalphos 20 % EC	Shoot & Fruit borer	–	350 – 400	500 – 600	07
Diafenthiuron 48 % + Dinotefuran 8% WG	Thrips (Thrips palmi), Jassids (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla), Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci), Mites (Tetranychus urticae)	300 + 50	625	500	03
Dimethoate 20% (w/w) + Cypermethrin 3% (w/w) EC	shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis), Jassids (Amrasca biguttula biguttula) and Epilachana Beetle (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata)ℹ Dimethoate is banned for use on fruits and vegetables eaten raw (S.O. 4294(E), 3 October 2023). Banned list →	122.9 + 18.4 (141.3)	800	500	7
Emamectin Benzoate 1.1% + Diafenthiuron 30 % SC	Aphids, Thrips, Whitefly, red Spider Mites, Shoot borer and fruit borer	11 + 300	1000	500	08
Emamectin benzoate 5 % w/w + Lufenuron 40 % w/w WG	Shoot & Fruit borer	27 (Emamectin benzoate 3.0 + Lufenuron 24.0)	60	500	5
Etoxazole 6% + Abamectin 1.5% SC	Red Spider Mite	33.75 (27 + 6.75)	450	500	5
Flubendiamide 19.92 % + Thiacloprid 19.92 % w/w SC	Fruit & shoot borer, Aphids, Thrips, Jassids	84 + 84	350	500	5
Fluxametamide 5.81% + Bifenthrin 5.81 % EC (11.62% EC w/w) (12% EC w/v)	Shoot and Fruit Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)	37.5 + 37.5	625	375	7
Fluxametamide 5.81% + Bifenthrin 5.81 % EC (11.62% EC w/w) (12% EC w/v)	Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), Jassid (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla)	30 + 30	500	375	7
Fluxametamide 3.8% w/w + Pyridaben 9.5 % w/w SC	Leaf hopper – Amrasca biguttula biguttula Thrips – Thrips palmi Fruit & shoot Borer – Leucinodes orbonalis Red spider mite – Tetranychus urticae Whitefly – Bemisia tabaci	30 + 30	500	375	5
Novaluron 05.25 % + Emamectin Benzoate 0.9% SC	Shoot & Fruit Borer	78.75 + 13.50	1500	500	5
Profenofos 40 % + Fenpyroximate 02.50 % w/w EC	Whitefly, Mites (Tetranychus urticae), Fruit & Shoot Borer	0.4 + 0.025	1000	500	07
Propargite 42 % + Hexythiazox 2 % EC	Mite	525+25	1250	500	7
Pyriproxyfen 05 % + Fenpropathrin 15 % EC	Whitefly, Shoot & fruit borer	25 + 75 - 37.5 + 112.5	500 - 750	500 – 750	07
Pyriproxyfen 10 % + Bifenthrin10 % w/w EC	Whitefly, Shoot & Fruit Borer	125+125	1250	500	15
Pyriproxyfen 8% + Dinotefuran 5% + Diafenthiuron 18% SC	Whitefly, Jassid, Thrips and Aphids	48+30+108 to 66+41.25+148.5	600-825	500	8-10

Bio-insecticides

11 uses · neem, Bt, fungi, viruses

Product (as registered)	Pest	a.i. g/ha	Product /ha	Water L/ha	Waiting days
Azadirachtin 01.00% EC (10000 PPM) Min. Neem Based	Shoot & fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)	–	1000-1500	500	03
Azadirachtin 00.03% WSP (300 PPM) Neem Oil Based	Shoot & Fruit borer, beetles	–	2500-5000	500-1000	07
Lecanicillium (Verticillium) lecanii 1.5% AS (CFU count 1x10^8/ml min) Strain AMMFA-V1, NCMR Accession No. MCC 0577	Jassid, aphid and white fly	–	125	500	–
Metarhizium anisopliae 1% WP (1x10^8 CFU/gm min) Strain No. IPL/KC/44, Accession No. ITCC-6895	Shoot & Fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)	–	2.5-5.0 Kg	500-750	–
Metarhizium anisopliae 1.0% WP (1x10^8 CFU/gm min) Strain No. IPL/KC/44, Accession No. 6895	Shoot & Fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)	–	2.5-5.0 kg	500-750	–
Pseudomonas fluorescens 1.0% WP (Strain No. IIHR-PF-2, Accession No. ITCC-B0034)	Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.)	Treat seed at 20 g/kg and nursery beds at 50 g/sq m, and apply 5 kg/ha in enriched FYM (5 tonnes/ha) to the soil before transplanting.
Trichoderma harzianum 1.0% WP (Strain No. IIHR-TH-2, Accession No. ITCC 6888)	Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita)	Treat seed at 20 g/kg and nursery beds at 50 g/sq m, and apply 5 kg/ha in enriched FYM (5 tonnes/ha) to the soil before transplanting.
Trichoderma harzianum 1.5% WP (Strain No. IIHR-TV-5, Accession No. ITCC 6889)	Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita)	Treat seed at 20 g/kg and nursery beds at 50 g/sq m, and apply 5 kg/ha in enriched FYM (5 tonnes/ha) to the soil before transplanting.
Trichoderma viride 1.5% WP (Strain No. IIHR-TV-5, Accession No. ITCC 6889)	Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita)	Treat seed at 20 g/kg and nursery beds at 50 g/sq m, and apply 5 kg/ha in enriched FYM (5 tonnes/ha) to the soil before transplanting.
Verticillium chlamydosporium 1.0% WP (2x10^6 CFU/gm min) Strain IIHR-VC-3, Accession No. ITCC-6898	Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita)	Treat seed at 20 g/kg and nursery beds at 50 g/sq m, and apply 5 kg/ha in enriched FYM (5 tonnes/ha) to the soil before transplanting.
Paecilomyces lilacinus 01.15% WP (Accession No. MTCC No. 5175, T-Stanes PI-1 Strain)	Root knot nematode	03.0 kg	500 kg Organic manure/ Organic fertilizer	–	–

Doses per hectare as listed: a.i. in grams, product in grams or ml unless a unit is shown, water in litres. Waiting period = days from the last application to harvest. Where the list names the crop with a method (for example “soil drench” or “nursery”), it is shown under the product. Values exactly as listed.

Questions

Insecticides for brinjal: short answers

Which insecticides are approved for fruit borer in brinjal?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 43 products for fruit borer on brinjal: Azadirachtin 00.03% WSP (300 PPM) Neem Oil Based; Azadirachtin 01.00% EC (10000 PPM) Min. Neem Based; Beta-cyfluthrin 08.49 % + Imidacloprid 19.81 % w/w OD; Broflanilide 20% SC; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC; Carbosulfan 25% EC; Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC; Chlorantraniliprole 4.5 % + Novaluron 11.5 + Emamectin Benzoate 1.5 % SE; Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L SC; Chlorpyrifos 20 % EC; Chlorpyrifos 50 % + Cypermethrin 05 % EC; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

Which insecticides are approved for shoot and fruit borer in brinjal?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 31 products for shoot and fruit borer on brinjal: Azadirachtin 00.03% WSP (300 PPM) Neem Oil Based; Azadirachtin 01.00% EC (10000 PPM) Min. Neem Based; Beta-cyfluthrin 08.49 % + Imidacloprid 19.81 % w/w OD; Broflanilide 20% SC; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC; Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC; Chlorantraniliprole 4.5 % + Novaluron 11.5 + Emamectin Benzoate 1.5 % SE; Chlorpyrifos 20 % EC; Chlorpyrifos 50 % + Cypermethrin 05 % EC; Cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD; Cypermethrin 25 % EC; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

Which insecticides are approved for jassids and leafhoppers in brinjal?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 20 products for jassids and leafhoppers on brinjal: Afidopyropen 50 g/L DC; Beta-cyfluthrin 08.49 % + Imidacloprid 19.81 % w/w OD; Broflanilide 20% SC; Chlorantraniliprole 09.30 % + Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.60 % ZC; Clothianidin 3.5%+Pyriproxyfen 8% SE; Cypermethrin 25 % EC; DIMPROPYRIDAZ 120 g/l SL; Diafenthiuron 48 % + Dinotefuran 8% WG; Dimethoate 20% (w/w) + Cypermethrin 3% (w/w) EC; Dimethoate 30 % EC; Dinotefuran 70 % WG; Flonicamid 50 % WG; and more in the tables above. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

What is the waiting period for insecticides on brinjal?

Among the insecticides listed for brinjal, the waiting period between the last spray and harvest ranges from 1 to 22 days. The shortest, 1 day, is for Afidopyropen 50 g/L DC; Broflanilide 20% SC; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC; Cypermethrin 25 % EC. Always follow the waiting period on the label.

Is the CIB&RC list the final word on what I can spray on brinjal?

No. The list says it is compiled for guidance, not for legal purposes. Use a product only for the crops and pests on its approved label and leaflet, at the label dose, and check that it is not banned or restricted.

Other crops

Insecticides by crop

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; and the CIB&RC bio-insecticides list as on 30 September 2026. The lists say: “The document has been compiled on the basis of available information for guidance and not for legal purposes.” NanoKheti is not a government body. Also from NanoKheti: Pesticide label checklist · Pesticide licence guide · Insecticides Act made simple.