Romeo is a host-specific insect growth regulator and chitin synthesis inhibitor IGR are comparatively safer to beneficial insects and environment and are compatible for use in an integrated pest management system.

2. Common Name :Novaluron 10% EC
Chemical Group :Benzoyl Phenyl Urea (BPU)
Mode of Action :Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor (CSI)
 :Insect Growth Regulator (IGR)
Moulting :Process of shedding of old skin (cuticle) in
immature stages at intervals
Cuticle :made of chitin (structural component)
which gives hardening effect to larvae
Moulting is important for growth & development

3.  Romeo is a host-specific insect growth regulator and
chitin synthesis inhibitor
 IGR are comparatively safer to beneficial insects and
environment and are compatible for use in an integrated
pest management system.
 Romeo affects only at the larval stages while the adults are
seldom damaged.
 Research says Romeo efficiently controls Lepidopterans,
Coleopterans and Homopterans by both ingestion and
contact activity.

4. Interfere with chitin synthesis in larval stages
Stomach poison with low contact activity - Larvae
have to feed treated plant parts
Arrest feeding :2-3 hours after feeding
Mortality :2-3 days
Latent effects :
Deformed pupae
Deformed adults
Larval-pupal intermediate
Pupal-adult intermediate.

5. Crop Common name of the pest Dosage /Acre
Cotton Spodoptera 400
Cabbage Diamond Back Mouth 300
Tomato Spodoptera / Fruit borer 300
Chilli Fruit borer, Tobaco Caterpillar 150
Bengal Gram Pod Borer 300

6.  Life cycle 25 – 30 days.
 depending on weather, with a range of
about 17 to 51 days.
 Damage:-
 Plant damage is caused by larval
feeding.
 the larvae are very small, they can be
quite numerous, resulting in complete
removal of foliar tissue except for the
leaf veins.
 This is particularly damaging to
seedlings, and may disrupt head
formation in cabbage, broccoli, and
cauliflower.
Major Pest:-Diamond Back Moth

7.  It is a major pest of tomato widely
distributed in tropics, subtropics and
warmer temperate regions of the world.
 Eggs are laid singly, generally on leaves and
flowers in the upper canopy of the plant.
 A female lays approximately 500 eggs, on
hatching the young caterpillars feed on
tender foliage, advance stage caterpillars
attack the fruits.
 One caterpillar is capable of destroying 2-8
fruits.

8. Right time of application
based on ETL
Right stage of insect
first & second instars
Right crop stage.
more contribution by early formed flowers
critical period for insect damage
Sufficient water quantity for thorough coverage.
due to stomach activity.