GREENGEN AGRI BIOTECH PVT. LTD
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Helicoverpa armigera
HELICOVERPA
It is used for controlling the pest Helicoverpa in Tomato, Beans, Chilli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Gram, Onion, Pea, maize, Potato, Cotton, Sunflower and other crops.The cotton bollworm, corn earworm, or Old World bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species.
Mode of action
It is the process of attracting the pest, and trapping those insects that damages the fruits.
Advantages
Economically Affordable, easy to install and manage.
Pheromone traps are species-specific
Reduces the need for use of harmful pesticide and insecticides.
If installed at proper tiime. it can detect low numbers of insects infestation.
Non toxic and can be used all along the year.
Precautions
One should use hand gloves / clean hand for handling lure
Avoid using alkaline or acidic pH products.
Do not use in combination with chemical pesticides and fertilizer
