Chao Man 15%SC

Overview

Chao Man 15%SC is an insecticide from Agritas, built on the Avermectin (Group 6) chemistry. It is used against mites (eggs and nymphs), leaf miner, thrips. Registered use on brinjal, chili, citrus, cotton, melon, squash. 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

Abamectin 5%+Etoxazole 10%

Type

Pesticide · Insecticide

Chemical group

Avermectin (Group 6) + Mite growth inhibitor (Group 10B)

Pack size

150 ml

Controls

Recommended crops

Mode of action

Abamectin: Helps control active/feeding mite stages.
Etoxazole: Particularly useful against mite eggs and immature stages, helping break the mite life cycle.

Dose & application

300 ml per hectare

Spray properly: Thoroughly cover the leaves, especially the lower surface, where mites often occur.
Do not overuse: Repeated use of the same product can contribute to resistance.
Safety: Farmers should wear protective clothing, gloves and suitable eye protection during mixing and spraying.
Important: Use only the crop-specific dose and pre-harvest interval stated on the Chao Man label registered in Pakistan.

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.