Spinetoram 11.7% SC Insecticide Uses

Spinetoram 11.7% SC is a spinosyn insecticide registered for use in India under the Insecticides Act, 1968, formulated as a suspension concentrate (SC) for foliar spraying. It is registered for the control of thrips, tobacco caterpillar and bollworms in cotton, tobacco caterpillar in soybean, thrips and fruit borers in chilli, shoot and fruit borers in okra and brinjal, pod borers in chickpea and red gram, thrips in grapes and mango, yellow stem borer and leaf folder in paddy, fruit borer, tobacco caterpillar, leaf miner and pinworm (Tuta absoluta) in tomato, and fall armyworm in maize. This page lists its mode of action, key benefits and the recommended dosage as per the Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) official list of approved insecticide uses (Government of India).

Which Problem Is This For? (Symptom Guide)

Not sure whether the damage in your field matches this insecticide's use case? This guide helps match what you see in the field to this insecticide's approved crop-wise uses.

Mode of Action

Spinetoram is a spinosyn insecticide (IRAC Group 5 — nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric modulator, site I), derived from fermentation of a soil micro-organism. It over-stimulates the insect's nervous system, causing involuntary muscle contractions, tremors and paralysis, and the pest stops feeding and dies. It acts by contact and ingestion and has translaminar activity, reaching pests such as thrips and leaf miners on the underside of leaves and inside mines.

Features & Benefits

• Controls both thrips and caterpillar pests (borers, bollworms, tobacco caterpillar, fall armyworm), as well as leaf miner and Tuta absoluta in tomato.
• Contact and stomach action with translaminar movement into the leaf.
• Registered for a wide range of field, vegetable, pulse and fruit crops as per the CIB&RC list.
• Spinosyn mode of action (Group 5) differs from organophosphates, pyrethroids and diamides and is useful in rotation for resistance management; avoid repeated back-to-back sprays of Group 5 products.

Recommended Usage of Spinetoram 11.7% SC Insecticide

The table below gives the recommended dose, water volume and waiting period per acre, converted from the CIB&RC-registered per-hectare rate — see the note below the table for conversion details. Always confirm against the current product label before use.

Figures above are converted from the CIB&RC-registered per-hectare rates (1 ha ≈ 2.47 acres): Cotton (thrips) — 50 g a.i./ha, 420 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 30 days; Cotton (tobacco caterpillar) — 50–56 g a.i./ha, 420–470 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 30 days; Cotton (spotted & pink bollworm) — 54 g a.i./ha, 450 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 30 days; Soybean — 54 g a.i./ha, 450 ml formulation/ha, 500–625 L water/ha, waiting period 30 days; Chilli — 56–60 g a.i./ha, 470–500 ml formulation/ha, 400–500 L water/ha, waiting period 7 days; Okra — 45–54 g a.i./ha, 375–450 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 3 days; Brinjal — 45–54 g a.i./ha, 375–450 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 3 days; Chickpea — 45–54 g a.i./ha, 375–450 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 20 days; Red gram — 45–54 g a.i./ha, 375–450 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 23 days; Grapes — 36 g a.i./ha, 300 ml formulation/ha, 500–1000 L water/ha, waiting period 5 days; Rice (yellow stem borer) — 42–45 g a.i./ha, 350–375 ml formulation/ha, 500 L water/ha, waiting period 20 days; Rice (leaf folder) — 30 g a.i./ha, 250 ml formulation/ha, 500 L water/ha, waiting period 20 days; Tomato — 45–54 g a.i./ha, 375–450 ml formulation/ha, 500 L water/ha, waiting period 3 days; Maize — 30 g a.i./ha, 250 ml formulation/ha, 500 L water/ha, waiting period 32 days. *Mango: CIB&RC lists the dose as a fixed mixing concentration — 0.4 ml formulation per litre of water (i.e. 4 ml per 10 litres; 0.05 ml a.i. per litre), with no fixed water volume per hectare and a waiting period of 21 days; the spray volume depends on tree size and canopy. Always confirm the current dose on your specific product's label before use.

How to Use

1. Identify the pest from the symptom guide above and confirm the dose from the table.
2. Shake the bottle well before use. Fill the spray tank half with clean water, add the measured quantity of the SC, then top up to the full volume while stirring.
3. Spray uniformly with a knapsack or power sprayer, covering both the upper and lower leaf surfaces, shoots, flowers and fruits; in maize, direct the spray into the whorl.
4. Spray when the pest first appears (young larvae and early thrips build-up are controlled best), or at the crop stage advised by your local agricultural extension office.
5. Spray in calm weather in the early morning or late evening, and avoid spraying if rain is expected within a few hours.

Precautions & Safety

• Wear appropriate PPE — mask/respirator, gloves, goggles and full-sleeved clothing — while mixing and spraying, and avoid inhaling the spray mist.
• Follow the recommended dose strictly; do not mix with other pesticides unless specifically recommended.
• Respect the crop-wise waiting period (PHI) before harvest: maize 32 days, cotton and soybean 30 days, red gram 23 days, mango 21 days, chickpea and rice 20 days, chilli 7 days, grapes 5 days, and okra, brinjal and tomato 3 days.
• Spinetoram is toxic to honeybees while the spray is wet — avoid spraying flowering crops when bees are actively foraging; spraying in the late evening reduces exposure.
• Do not let spray wash or field water reach ponds, fish tanks, streams or drinking-water sources.
• Store in the original, tightly closed container in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, food and feed, and out of reach of children and livestock.
• Wash hands, face and any exposed skin thoroughly with soap and water after spraying, and change out of contaminated clothing before eating, drinking or smoking.

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