Free tool ยท CIB&RC major uses
โ CIB&RC list up to 30 September 2026 ยท checked 24 October 2026
Insecticides approved for chilli in India
Every insecticide registered for chilli (mirch) in the official CIB&RC lists of major uses: the pest, the dose per hectare, the water and the waiting period before harvest.
Insecticides (single ingredient)
72 uses ยท chemical| Product (as registered) | Pest | a.i. g/ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acephate 95 % SG | Thrips, Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Aphid | 750 | 790 | 500 | 07 |
| Acetamiprid 20 % SP | Thrips | 10 โ 20 | 50 โ 100 | 500 โ 600 | 03 |
| Broflanilide 300 g/l SC | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) | 12.6- 18.6 | 42-62 | 500 | 1 |
| Broflanilide 300 g/l SC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 18.6- 25.2 | 62-84 | 500 | 1 |
| Broflanilide 300 g/l SC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 18.6 - 25.2 | 42-62 | 500 | 1 |
| Broflanilide 300 g/l SC | Fruit and Shoot Borer (Helicoverpa armigera) | 12.6 โ 18.6 | 62-84 | 500 | 1 |
| Broflanilide 20% SC | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura), Thrips (Thrips tabaci) and Jassids (Amrasca devastans) | 25 | 125 | 500 | 1 |
| Buprofezin 25 % SCChilies | Yellow Mite | 75.0-150.0 | 300-600 | 500 โ 750 | 05 |
| Carbofuran 03 % CG | Aphid , Thrips | 1000 | 33300 | โ | โ |
| Carbosulfan 25% EC | White aphid | 200 โ 250 | 800 โ 1000 | 500 โ 1000 | 08 |
| Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC | Fruit borer and Tobacco caterpillar | 30 | 150 | 500 | 03 |
| CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SCChili | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) Beet armyworm (Spodoptera Exigua) | 30 | 50 | 500 | 3 |
| Chlorfenapyr 10 % SC | Mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) | 75 โ 100 | 750 โ1000 | 500 | 05 |
| Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L SC | Mites, Thrips and Spodoptera litura | 75-102 | 312.5-425 | 500 | 7 |
| Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L SC | Helicoverpa armigera | 192-240 | 800-1000 | 500 | 7 |
| Chlorfluazuron 05.40 % EC | Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa amigera), Tobacco Caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) | 100 | 2000 | 500 | 3 |
| Cyantraniliprole 10.26 % OD | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) | 60 | 600 | 500 | 03 |
| CYANTRANILIPROLE 18.41% w/w SC | Thrips, White fly, Tobacco caterpillarDose per 1000 seedlings (the list's sub-heading for this product). | 8.75 | 43.75 | 10 L | 80 |
| Cyenopyrafen 30 % SC | Mite | 60 โ 90 | 200 โ 300 | 400 โ 600 | 07 |
| Deltamethrin 11% w/w EC | Fruit borers | 17.5 | 175 | 500 | 5 |
| Deltamethrin 02.80 % EC | Fruit borer | 10 โ 12.5 | 400 โ 500 | 400 โ 600 | 05 |
| Diafenthiuron 50 % WP | Mites | 300 | 600 | 500 โ 750 | 03 |
| DIMPROPYRIDAZ 120 g/l SL | White fly, Aphids | 108 - 120 | 900 -1000 | 500 | 3 |
| Emamectin benzoate 05 % SG | Fruit borer, Thrips, Mites | 10 | 200 | 500 | 03 |
| Emamectin benzoate 01.90 % EC | Fruit borer , Thrips | 07.13 | 375 | 500 | 03 |
| Ethion 50 % EC | Mites & thrips | 75 โ 1000 | 1500 โ2000 | 500 โ 1000 | 05 |
| Fenazaquin 10 % EC | Yellow mite | 125 | 1250 | 400 โ 600 | 10 |
| Fenazaquin 18.3 % SC | Yellow Mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) | 114.375 | 625 | 500 | 10 |
| Fenpropathrin 30 % EC | Thrips, Whitefly, Mites | 75 โ 100 | 250 โ 340 | 750 โ 1000 | 07 |
| Fenpyroximate 05 % EC | Yellow mite | 15-30 | 300 โ 600 | 300 โ 500 | 07 |
| Fenpyroximate 05 % SC | Yellow mite | 15 โ 30 | 300 โ 600 | 500 โ 750 | 03 |
| Fipronil 05 % SC | Thrips, Aphids, Fruit borers | 40 โ 50 | 800 โ 1000 | 500 | 07 |
| Fipronil 18.87 % w/w SC | Thrips, Aphids, Helicoverpa armigera | 50 | 250 | 500 | 5 |
| Fipronil 80 % WG | Thrips | 40 โ 50 | 50 โ 62.5 | 500 | 5 |
| Flonicamid 50 % WG | Aphids (Aphis gossipy), Jassids (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla), White fly (Bemisia tabaci) | 100 | 200 | 500 | 05 |
| Flometoquin 10% SC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 75-100 | 750-1000 | 500 | 10 |
| Flubendiamide 20 % WG | Fruit borer | 50 โ 60 | 250 โ 300 | 500 | 05 |
| Flubendiamide 39.35 % w/w SC | Fruit borer | 48 โ 60 | 100 โ 125 | 500 | 07 |
| Fluxametamide 10% w/w EC | Thrips, Fruit Borer, Tobacco caterpillar | 40 | 400 | 500 | 5 |
| Hexythiazox 05.45 % w/w EC | Yellow mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) | 15 โ 25 | 300 โ 500 | 625/ha | 03 |
| Imidacloprid 48 % FS (dosage per 100 kg of seeds) | Aphids, Jassids, Thrips | 0.72-0.90 | 1.2-1.5 | โ | โ |
| Imidacloprid 70 % WS | Jassid, Aphid, Thrips | 700 - 1050 | 1000 - 1500 | โ | โ |
| Imidacloprid 30.50 % m/m SC | Aphids, Thrips | 43.75 โ 52.5 | 125 - 150 | 500 | 5 |
| Imidacloprid 17.80 % SL | Jassid, Aphid, Thrips | 25 - 50 | 125 - 250 | 500 - 700 | 40 |
| Indoxacarb 14.50 % SC | Fruit borer | 50-60 | 333 - 400 | 300 - 600 | 05 |
| Isocycloseram 9.2% W/W Dc (10% W/V) DC | Yellow Mites | 20 | 200 | 500 | 7 |
| Isocycloseram 9.2% W/W Dc (10% W/V) DC | Thrips and Fruit borer | 60 | 600 | 500 | 7 |
| Lambda-cyhalothrin 04.90 % CS | Thrips, Pod borer | 25 | 500 | 500 | 05 |
| Lambda-cyhalothrin 05 % EC | Thrips , mite, pod borer | 15 | 300 | 400 โ 600 | 05 |
| Lufenuron 05.40 % EC | Fruit borer | 30 | 600 | 500 | 05 |
| Milbemectin 01 % EC | Yellow , White mite | 03.25 | 325 | 500 | 07 |
| Novaluron 10 % EC | Fruit borer, Tobacco Caterpillar | 33.50 | 375 | 500 | 03 |
| Oxydemeton-methyl 25 % EC | Aphid | 400 | 1600 | 500 โ 1000 | โ |
| Oxydemeton-methyl 25 % EC | Mites | 500 | 2000 | 500 โ 1000 | โ |
| Oxydemeton-methyl 25 % EC | Thrips | 250 | 1000 | 500 โ 1000 | โ |
| Phosmet 50% WP | Aphids, Thrips & Fruit borer | 500 | 1000 | 500 | 10 |
| Profenofos 50 % EC | Fruit borer, Tobacco caterpillar, Thrips, Aphids | 500 | 1000 | 500 | 3 |
| Propargite 57 % EC | Mite | 850 | 1500 | 500 โ 625 | 07 |
| Pyriproxyfen 10 % EC | Whitefly, Aphids | 50 | 500 | 300 | 07 |
| Pyridaben 20 % w/w WP | Yellow mite | 75 โ 100 | 375 โ 500 | 500 | 5 |
| Quinalphos 25 % Gel | Aphid | 250 | 1000 | 500 โ 1000 | โ |
| Quinalphos 25 % EC | Aphid | 250 | 1000 | 500 โ 1000 | โ |
| Quinalphos 25 % EC | Mite | 375 | 1500 | 500 โ 1000 | โ |
| Quinalphos 01.50 % DP | Aphid | 300 | 20000 | โ | โ |
| Spinetoram 11.70 % SC | Thrips, Fruit borer, Tobacco caterpillar | 56-60 | 470-500 | 400 โ 500 | 07 |
| Spinosad 45 % SC | Fruit borer, Thrips | 73 | 160 | 500 | 03 |
| Spinosad 45 % SC | Fruit borer (H.armigera ) (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 56-73 | 124-162 | 500 | 03 |
| Spiromesifen 22.90 % SC | Chilli Yellow Mite | 96 | 400 | 500 โ 750 | 07 |
| Spirotetramat 15.31 % w/w OD | Thrips & Aphids | 60 | 400 | 500 | 05 |
| Thiacloprid 21.70 % SC | Thrips | 54 โ 72 | 225 โ 300 | 500 | 05 |
| Thiodicarb 75 % WP | Fruit borerโ As printed (626); the same dose for brinjal and pigeon pea reads 625. | 470 โ 750 | 626 โ 1000 | 500 | 06 |
| Tolfenpyrad 15 % EC | Aphids, Thrips | 150 | 1000 | 500 | 7 |
Combination products
52 uses ยท two or more active ingredients| Product (as registered) | Pest | a.i. g/ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acephate 50 % + Imidacloprid 01.80 % SP | Jassids (Amrasca biguttula biguttula), Aphid (Aphis gossypii), Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) | 518 | 1000 | 500 | 03 |
| Azoxystrobin 10.0% + Fipronil 5% SC | Thrips and fruit borer | 50+100 | 1000 | 500 | 5 |
| Beta-cyfluthrin 08.49 % + Imidacloprid 19.81 % w/w OD | Thrips, Aphids, Whitefly | 27.9 + 65.1 | 310 | 500 | 5 |
| Buprofezin 20 % + Acephate 50 % w/w WP | Thrips, Yellow mites Aphids | 250 + 625 | 1250 | 500 | 7 |
| Chlorantraniliprole 4.3% +Abamectin 1.7% SC | Thrips, Mites and Fruit Borer | 26.875 + 10.625 | 625 | 500 | 5 |
| Chlorantraniliprole 24% + Emamectin Benzoate 8.8% WG | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura), Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 30+11 | 125.0 | 500 | 5 |
| Chlorantraniliprole 12% + Fipronil 30% GR | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), Aphids (Aphis gossypii), Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) | 30 + 75 | 250 | 500 | 10 |
| Chlorantraniliprole 10% w/w + Novaluron 20% w/w SC | Fruit borer and Tobacco Caterpillar | 30 + 60 | 300 | 500 | 10 |
| CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 5.2% + NOVALURON 8.5% SC | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) | 26+42.5 | 500 | 500 | 7 |
| Cyantraniliprole 7.3% w/w + Diafenthiuron 36.4% w/w SC (Cyantraniliprole 8% w/v + Diafenthiuron 40% w/v SC) (Cyantraniliprole 80 g/L + Diafenthiuron 400 g/L โ 480 SC) | Thrips, Mites, Whitefly, Fruit borer | 300 (50 + 250) | 625 | 500 | 5 |
| Cyantraniliprole 7.20% + Tolfenpyrad 12.60% + Abamectin 1.35% w/w SC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), Black thrips (Thrips parvispinus), Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) and yellow mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) | 50 + 87.5 + 9.38 | 625 | 500 | 10 |
| Diafenthiuron 40.1 % + Acetamiprid 3.9 % w/w WP | Thrips, Mites and Whitefly | (200.5 + 19.5 โ (240.6 + 23.4) | 500 - 600 | 500 | 21 |
| Diafenthiuron 47 % + Bifenthrin 9.4 % w/w SC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), Aphids (Aphis gossypii) | 293.75 + 58.7 | 625 | 500 | 07 |
| Diafenthiuron 18% + Fipronil 8% + Dinotefuran 5% w/w SC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) Fruit borers (Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura) | 157.50 + 70.00 + 43.75 | 875 | 500 | 28 |
| Diafenthiuron 30 % + Pyriproxyfen 8% w/w SC | Mites & Whitefly | 300+80 | 1000 | 500 | 3 |
| Emamectin benzoate 1.9% + Chlorantraniliprole 5 % + Deltamethrin 1 % w/w EC | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) Mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) Fruit borers (Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura) | 7.13 + 18.75 + 3.75 | 375 | 500 | 28 |
| Emamectin Benzoate 01.50 % + Fipronil 03.50 % SC | Thrips, Fruit borer | 07.5 + 17.5- 11.25 + 26.25 | 500 โ 750 | 500 | 03 (day) or 48 (Hrs) Re- entry period after each application |
| Emamectin Benzoate 3.5% (w/w) + Lambda Cyhalothrin 5% (w/w) WP | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Thrips (Thrips tabaci), Mites (Tetranychus urticae) | 8.75 + 12.5 | 250 | 500-700 | 7 |
| Emamectin benzoate 5 % w/w + Lufenuron 40 % w/w WG | Fruit borer (Spodoptera litura & Helicoverpa armigera), Thrips (Scritothrips dorsalis), Mites (Polypagotarsonemus latus) | 27 (Emamectin benzoate 3.0 + Lufenuron 24.0) | 60 | 500 | 03 |
| Emamectin Benzoate 1.5% + Profenofos 35% w/w WDG | Yellow Mites, Thrips and Fruit Borer | 10.5+245 | 700 | 500 | 7 |
| Emamectin Benzoate 3% + Thiamethoxam 12% WG | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) and Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 6 + 24 | 200 | 500 | 3 |
| Ethion 40 % + Cypermethrin 05 % w/w EC | Mites and Thrips | 600 + 75 | 1500 | 500 | 10 |
| Fipronil 5% + Buprofezin 20% SC | Thrips | 37.5+150 | 750 | 500 | 5 |
| Fipronil 5% + Buprofezin 20% SC | Fruit Borer | 50+200 | 1000 | 500 | 5 |
| FIPRONIL 12.5% + LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN 5% ZC | Thrips, Aphids & Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) | 50 +20 | 400 | 500 | 7 |
| Fipronil 2.50% + Propargite 35.00% SE | Aphids, thrips, mites & Fruit Borer | 50 + 700 | 2000 | 500 | 20 |
| Flubendiamide 8.33 % + Deltamethrin 5.56 % w/w SCChilli` | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) and Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura) | 36+24 | 400 | 500 | 5 |
| Flubendiamide 03.50 % + Hexaconazole 05 % w/w WG | Spodoptera litura, Helicoverpa armigera | 52.5 + 75 | 1500 | 500 | 10 |
| Flubendiamide 19.92 % + Thiacloprid 19.92 % w/w SC | Thrips, Fruit borer | 48 + 48 โ 60 + 60 | 200 โ 250 | 500 | 05 |
| Fluxametamide 5% +Flonicamid 15% + Abamectin 1.5% ME | aphids, whitefly, thrips, mites, tobacco caterpillar and fruit borer | 31.25 + 93.75 + 9. 375 | 600 | 500 | 5 |
| Fipronil 40 % + Imidacloprid 40 % WG | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis), Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera) | 30+30 โ 40+40 | 75 โ 100 | 500 | 7 |
| Fipronil 07 % + Hexythiazox 02 % w/w SC | Mites and Thrips | 70 + 20 | 1000 | 500 | 07 |
| Fipronil 7 % + Tolfenpyrad 15 % + Abamectin 1.25 % SC | Aphids, Thrips, Mites and Fruit borer | 52.5 + 112.5 + 9.37 | 750 | 500 | 10 |
| Fluxametamide 5.81% + Bifenthrin 5.81 % EC (11.62% EC w/w) (12% EC w/v) | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) | 37.5 + 37.5 | 625 | 375 | 7 |
| Fluxametamide 5.81% + Bifenthrin 5.81 % EC (11.62% EC w/w) (12% EC w/v) | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) | 30 + 30 | 500 | 375 | 7 |
| Fluxametamide 3.8% w/w + Pyridaben 9.5 % w/w SC | Thrips- Scirtothrips dorsalis, Fruit borer- Helicovepra armigera, Tobacco caterpillar- Spodoptera litura. Yellow mite โ Polyphagotarsonemus latus | 38 + 95 | 1000 | 500 | 5 |
| Hexythiazox 3.5% + Diafenthiuron 42% WDG | Mites, Thrips, Jassids, Aphids & White fly | 22.75 + 273 | 650 | 500 | 07 |
| Indoxacarb 5% + Fipronil 5 % W/w SC | Thrips | 37.5+37.5 โ 50+50 | 750-1000 | 500 | 5 |
| Indoxacarb 14.50 % + Acetamiprid 07.70 % w/w SC | Thrips, Fruit borer | 88.8 โ 111 | 400 โ 500 | 500 | 05 |
| Lambda-Cyhalothrin 5% + Clothianidin 5% + Carbendazim 37% SC | Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora capsica), Chilli thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | (25+25+185) to (31.25+31.25+231.25) | 500 - 625 | 375 | 3 |
| Lambda cyhalothrin 10% + Lufenuron 12% SC | Chilli fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera),Tobacco caterpillar - Spodoptera litura), Chilli Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) | 25+30 | 250 | 500 | 33 |
| Lufenuron 20% + Chlorantraniliprole 10% + Pyriproxyfen 5% w/w WG | Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) Mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) and Fruit borers (Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura) | 22.50+ 11.25+ 5.63 | 112.50 | 500 | 19 |
| METHOXYFENOZIDE 18% + EMAMECTIN BENZOATE 1.8% SC | Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Thrips (Thrips tabaci) and Mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) | 90 + 9 | 500 | 500 | 3 |
| Novaluron 05.25 % + Emamectin Benzoate 0.9% SC | Gram Pod Borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Tobacco Caterpillar (Spodoptera litura) | 45.94 + 7.87 | 875 | 500 | 3 |
| Novaluron 05.25 % + Indoxacarb 04.50 % SC | Fruit borer complex (Helicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera litura) | 43.31 + 37.13- 45.94 + 39.38 | 825 โ 875 | 500 | 7 |
| Phenthoate 35% + Emamectin benzoate 3.5% w/w EC | Mites, Thrips and fruit borer | 262.5g+26.25g | 750 | 500 | 5 |
| Profenofos 40 % + Fenpyroximate 02.50 % w/w EC | Thrips, Mites, Fruit borer | 0.4 + 0.025 | 1000 | 500 | 07 |
| Propargite 42 % + Hexythiazox 2 % EC | Yellow Mite | 525 + 25 | 1250 | 500 | 7 |
| Pyraclostrobin 10% + Fipronil 5% w/v SC | Thrips, Chilli fruit Borer, Powdery Mildew, Anthracnose/ Fruit Rot | 50+100 | 1000 | 500 | 7 |
| Pyriproxyfen 05 % + Fenpropathrin 15 % EC | Whitefly, Fruit borer | 25 + 75- 37.5 + 112.5 | 500 โ 750 | 500 โ 750 | 07 |
| Pyriproxyfen 05 % + Diafenthiuron 25 % SE | Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci), Thrips (Thrips tabaci) and Mites (Polyphagotarsonem us latus) | 37.5 + 187.5 โ 50 + 250 | 750 - 1000 | 500 | 10 |
| Pyriproxyfen 10 % + Bifenthrin10 % w/w EC | Yellow mites, Thrips, whitefly, fruit borer | 125+125 | 1250 | 500 | 15 |
Bio-insecticides
2 uses ยท neem, Bt, fungi, viruses| Product (as registered) | Pest | a.i. g/ha | Product /ha | Water L/ha | Waiting days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae 1593 M serotype H 59 5b, 1.3% flowable concentrate Potency 1500 IU/mg | Fruit borer (Spodoptera litura) | โ | 1.5-2.0 | 1000 | โ |
| Paecilomyces lilacinus 1.15% WP (CFU 1x10^8/gm min) (T Stanes Pl-1 Strain, Accession No. MTCC 5175) | Root knot nematode | 11.5 g | 5.0 โ 6.0 | โ | โ |
Seed treatment, fumigation and baits
1 use ยท tables with their own layout, shown as listed| Product (as registered) | Use and dose, as listed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiamethoxam 30 % FS | Chilli ยท Thrips ยท 02.1 ยท 7.0 ยท This is used as seed dresser | ||||
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 โsoil drenchโ or โnurseryโ), it is shown under the product. Values exactly as listed.
Insecticides for chilli: short answers
Which insecticides are approved for thrips in chilli?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 74 products for thrips on chilli: Acephate 50 % + Imidacloprid 01.80 % SP; Acephate 95 % SG; Acetamiprid 20 % SP; Azoxystrobin 10.0% + Fipronil 5% SC; Beta-cyfluthrin 08.49 % + Imidacloprid 19.81 % w/w OD; Broflanilide 20% SC; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC; Buprofezin 20 % + Acephate 50 % w/w WP; CYANTRANILIPROLE 18.41% w/w SC; Carbofuran 03 % CG; Chlorantraniliprole 12% + Fipronil 30% GR; Chlorantraniliprole 24% + Emamectin Benzoate 8.8% 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.
Which insecticides are approved for fruit borer in chilli?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 61 products for fruit borer on chilli: Acephate 50 % + Imidacloprid 01.80 % SP; Acephate 95 % SG; Azoxystrobin 10.0% + Fipronil 5% SC; Bacillus thuringiensis var. galleriae 1593 M serotype H 59 5b, 1.3% flowable concentrate Potency 1500 IU/mg; Broflanilide 20% SC; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 47.85 % w/w SC; CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 5.2% + NOVALURON 8.5% SC; Chlorantraniliprole 10% w/w + Novaluron 20% w/w SC; Chlorantraniliprole 12% + Fipronil 30% GR; Chlorantraniliprole 18.50 % SC; Chlorantraniliprole 24% + Emamectin Benzoate 8.8% 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.
Which insecticides are approved for mites in chilli?
The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 45 products for mites on chilli: Buprofezin 20 % + Acephate 50 % w/w WP; Buprofezin 25 % SC; Chlorantraniliprole 4.3% +Abamectin 1.7% SC; Chlorfenapyr 10 % SC; Chlorfenapyr 240 g/L SC; Cyantraniliprole 7.20% + Tolfenpyrad 12.60% + Abamectin 1.35% w/w SC; Cyantraniliprole 7.3% w/w + Diafenthiuron 36.4% w/w SC (Cyantraniliprole 8% w/v + Diafenthiuron 40% w/v SC) (Cyantraniliprole 80 g/L + Diafenthiuron 400 g/L โ 480 SC); Cyenopyrafen 30 % SC; Diafenthiuron 30 % + Pyriproxyfen 8% w/w SC; Diafenthiuron 40.1 % + Acetamiprid 3.9 % w/w WP; Diafenthiuron 50 % WP; Emamectin Benzoate 1.5% + Profenofos 35% w/w WDG; 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 chilli?
Among the insecticides listed for chilli, the waiting period between the last spray and harvest ranges from 1 to 80 days. The shortest, 1 day, is for Broflanilide 20% SC; Broflanilide 300 g/l SC. Always follow the waiting period on the label.
Is the CIB&RC list the final word on what I can spray on chilli?
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.
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: โThe document has been compiled on the basis of available information for guidance and not for legal purposes.โ NanoKheti is not a government body. Also from NanoKheti: Pesticide label checklist ยท Pesticide licence guide ยท Insecticides Act made simple.