Bugma

Overview

Bugma is an insecticide from Agritas, built on the Organophosphate (Group 1B) chemistry. It is used against aphid, jassid, thrips, mites, fruit fly. Registered use on brinjal, chili, citrus, cotton, melon, okra. Agritas supplies it through the Haryali Markaz network, where the staff know which pests and diseases are moving in your district this week and can tell you whether this is the right product for what you are actually seeing in the field.

Composition

Dimethoate 36%SC

Type

Pesticide · Insecticide

Chemical group

Organophosphate (Group 1B)

Pack size

500 ml, 200 ml

Controls

Recommended crops

Mode of action

Kills insects through contact and ingestion and also moves inside the plant.

Dose & application

400–500 mL/acre

Best time to spray: Apply when pests are first observed and are actively feeding.
Spray coverage: Ensure good coverage of the leaves, especially areas where pests are present.
Dose: Use the crop-specific dose given on the Bugma label.
Resistance management: Do not repeatedly use Dimethoate. Rotate with insecticides having a different mode of action.
Safety: Wear gloves, protective clothing, eye protection and appropriate respiratory protection during mixing and spraying.
Pollinators: Avoid spraying when bees are actively visiting flowering crops.
Harvest safety: Follow the pre-harvest interval (PHI) stated on the product label.
Storage: Keep in the original container, away from children, food, animal feed and drinking water.
Important: Use only on registered crops and pests and follow the product label.

Why it pays

A pest caught at threshold costs one spray. The same pest left for another fortnight costs three sprays and a share of the crop, because by then it is feeding inside the stem or the boll where nothing reaches it. The value of this product is mostly in the timing, and the timing is free.

Field tips

Cover the underside of the leaf. Most sucking pests sit there, and a spray aimed at the top of the canopy never touches them.

Do not raise the rate because the last spray disappointed. A poor result is far more often bad coverage, the wrong growth stage, or rain within two hours than it is a rate that was too low. Raising the rate mostly builds resistance.

Change chemical group between sprays rather than repeating the same one. A pest sprayed with the same molecule three times in a season is being trained to survive it.

Safety

Wear gloves, a mask and full sleeves. Spray in the cool morning or evening, never into the wind, and wash thoroughly afterwards. Keep children and livestock out of a sprayed field until the spray has dried. Most insecticides kill bees, so do not spray a flowering crop during the day. Never re-use an empty container.