Mode of Action:
Pryiproxyfen in Coco Guard, being an IGR. It controls all three stages of whitefly. It prevents hatching of eggs, inhibits metamorphosis of Nymph to Adult and causes sterility in adults.
Simultaneously Coco Guard gives quick knockdown effect on adult white fly by its contact & stomach action. Bifenthrin, in Coco Guard is a pyrethroid that affects the central and peripheral nervous system by interfering with sodium channel gating. Delay in the closure of the sodium channel results paralysis and death of treated insects.
Active Ingredients:
Pyriproxyfen 10% + Bifenthrin 10% EC
Dose: 300 ml/ acre
Advantage:
Insecticide combination gives strong synergistic effect
Coco Guard has translaminar activity, so it even kills the pest present at lower side of the leaves