Insecticides approved for coconut in India

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

1single-ingredient insecticides

0combination products

1bio-insecticides

5crop 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)

2 uses · chemical

Product (as registered)	Pest	a.i. g/ha	Product /ha	Water L/ha	Waiting days
Fenpyroximate 05 % EC	Eriophyid mites	0.50 gm/tree (Root feeding)	10ml/lit.	As required	–
Fenpyroximate 05 % EC	Eriophyid mites	0.056-0.075 gm/tree	0.75-01.0 ml/lit.	As required	–

Bio-insecticides

1 use · neem, Bt, fungi, viruses

Product (as registered)	Pest	a.i. g/ha	Product /ha	Water L/ha	Waiting days
Isaria fumosorosea 5% SC (Strain ICAR-NBAIR Pfu-5, Accession No. KC147664)	Rugose spiralling whitefly	–	1000 ml	1000 lit	–

Seed treatment, fumigation and baits

2 uses · tables with their own layout, shown as listed

Product (as registered)	Use and dose, as listed
Bromadiolone 00.25 % CB	Coconut/ Bamboo · Indian house rat · 0.005 · - · - · -
Bromadiolone 00.005 % RB	Coconut/ Bamboo · Indian house rat, Field Rat Large Bandicota · 0.005 · - · - · -

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 coconut: short answers

Which insecticides are approved for mites in coconut?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 1 product for mites on coconut: Fenpyroximate 05 % EC. Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

Which insecticides are approved for whitefly in coconut?

The CIB&RC list of major uses gives 1 product for whitefly on coconut: Isaria fumosorosea 5% SC (Strain ICAR-NBAIR Pfu-5, Accession No. KC147664). Check the dose and waiting period in the tables, and the approved label of the product you buy.

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

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.