Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide used to control various sucking pests across multiple crops including rice, cotton, and vegetables. It functions by blocking neuronal pathways in insects, leading to paralysis and death, and displays moderate toxicity to humans. Super Imida, a specific formulation, offers effective pest control with easy application while being compatible with fungicides and posing minimal risk to beneficial insect populations.

1. SUPER IMIDA

2. IMIDACLOPRID
• Imidacloprid based insecticide formulations
are available as
dustable powder, granular, suspension
concentrate, wettable powder.
seed dressing (flowable slurry concentrate),
soluble concentrate,

3. IMIDACLOPRID
• is a systemic
• with translaminar activity
• with contact and stomach action
• Readily taken up by the plant and further
distributed acropetally, with good root-
systemic action
• chloro-nicotinyl insecticide with soil, seed and
foliar uses

4. Pests and crops
• for the control of sucking insects
including rice hoppers, aphids, thrips,
whiteflies, termites, turf insects, soil
insects and some beetles
• It is most commonly used on paddy,
cotton, wheat, maize, potatoes, sugarcane,
vegetables, fruits
• It is especially systemic when used as a
seed or soil treatment

5. • The application rates are considerably lower
than older, traditionally used insecticides
• It can be phytotoxic if it is not used according
to manufacturer's specifications
• It has been shown to be compatible with
fungicides when used as a seed treatment to
control insect pests

6. Mode of Action
• The chemical works by interfering with the
transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system
• It causes a blockage in a type of neuronal pathway
(nicotinergic) that is more abundant in insects than in
warm-blooded animals (making the chemical
selectively more toxic to insects than warm-blooded
animals).
• This blockage leads to the accumulation of
acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter, resulting
in the insect's paralysis, and eventually death.
• It is effective on contact and via stomach action.

7. Toxicity
• Imidacloprid is moderately toxic.
• It is considered non-irritating to eyes and
skin, and non-sensitizing to skin
• Some granular formulations may contain clays
as inert ingredients that may act as eye irritants

8. SUPER IMIDA
Imidacloprid 30.5% SC
• Super Imida is an insecticide formulation in
Suspension Concentrate.
• Super Imida is systemic with translaminar activity,
acts by contact and stomach action.
• Readily taken up by the plant and further
distributed in upward direction.

9. • Has instant dispersion when it added to water and does not
allow the spray solution to settle down for a longer period,
thereby no frequent agitation required during the spray.
• It reduces surface runoff and provides uniform coverage over
the foliages with enhanced penetration & stability.
• Super Imida found to be very effective up to 10 - 14 days after
application.

10. • The MRL of SUPER IMIDA in Rice & Cotton seed oil has
already been fixed by Central Committee for Food Standards
[CCFS] as 0.05 ppm.
• SUPER IMIDA does not have any adverse effect on the
population of common natural enemies like Coccinella,
Chrysoperla, etc.

11. Method of Use
• Shake the SUPER IMIDA bottle vigorously for 2 - 5 minutes
to form a homogeneous mixture before dilution.
• Mix the homogeneous mixture formed in water as per
recommendations.
• The prepared mixture should be sprayed within 30-40 minutes
after preparing the mixture.

12. RECOMMENDATIONS
Crop Name of the Pest Dosage / acre
[ml]
Dilution
in water
[Litres]
Cotton /
Bt-Cotton
Aphids, Jassids & Thrips
30-50
150-200
Rice
Brown Plant Hopper [BPH]
&
White backed Plant Hopper
[WBPH]
150-200

13. Crop Segment Crops
Cereals Rice, Maize, Wheat
Vegetables Cucumber, Tomato, Okra, Water
Melon, Pumpkin, Bottle Gourd,
Carrot, Onion
Fruits Mango, Citrus, Grapes
Oilseed Sunflower
Roots and Tubers Potato
Sugar crop Sugarcane
Fibre Cotton
Ornamentals Marigold
Spices Chilli
Others Tobacco

14. Major Pests

15. Aphids
• It is active in May to November.
• Life cycle - 8 - 10 days
Damage:
• Both young and adult suck plant sap
• The plant becomes weak
• Tender shoots and leaves become yellowish
and then dries up.
Insecticide Dosage/ acre
Super Imida 30-50 ml

16. Aphids

17. Jassids
• Attacks through out crop life
• Eggs hatch in about 4-11 days
• Young nymphs feed on leaf sap for 7-12 days
• The winged adults live for 35-50 days feeding
constantly on plant sap
• It completes 7 generations in a year
Damage:
• The adults and nymphs suck sap from leaves
which turn yellow or reddish brown
• The leaf curls downwards, dries up and falls
Insecticide Dosage/ acre
Super Imida 30-50 ml

18. Thrips
• It is found through out the year.
• It breeds on cotton from May to September.
Damage:
• The thrips and its nymphs lacerate the surface
tissues of the foliage and suck the exuding sap
• In severe infestation, the plant appears
blighted and occasionally dries up
Insecticide Dosage/ acre
Super Imida 30-50 ml

19. Thrips

20. Brown Plant Hopper
• Nymphs and adults congregate
at the base of the plant above
the water level.
• The insect sucks the sap and
the leaves turn brown.
• Affected plant dries up and
gives a scorched appearance
called “hopper burn”.
• Circular patches of drying and
lodging of matured plant
• It is vector of grassy stunt,
ragged stunt and wilted stunt
diseases

21. Major characteristics of BPH populations
 Discrete period of seasonal appearance
 Low initial density
 Steep and steady population growth
 Clumped spatial distribution
 Violent density fluctuations from year to year

22. BPH – Life Cycle

23. White backed Plant Hopper
• Nymph - White in colour and
pronotum is pale yellow.
• Adult - Possess a diamond
like marking on the thorax
and ovipositional site is black
streaks.
• Suck the sap and cause
stunted growth.
• “Hopper burn” is caused in
irregular patches.

24. White fly
• Whiteflies cause stunting of
plants and curling and
mottling of leaves.
• They may also transmit
plant viruses.
• They excrete a sticky sugar
substance called honeydew
on which may grow sooty
mold fungus.

25. Termites
• Sugarcane
 Poor germination of setts
(After Planting).
 Characteristic semi-
circular feeding marks on the leaves
in the standing crop.
 Entire shoot dries up and can be pulled
out easily.
 Setts hollow inside and may be filled
with soil.
 Cane collapses if disturbed
 Rind filled with mud.
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26. Effect of Pests on different crops

27. Aphid attack on COTTON

28. Jassid attack on COTTON

29. Thrips attack on COTTON

30. Brown Plant Hopper attack in
PADDY

31. Aphids in CHILLI
Damage in CHILLI by
Thrips

32. Aphids in OKRA Jassids in OKRA

33. Hoppers in MANGO

34. Aphids in TOMATO

35. Thrips in TOMATO

36. Leaf hopper in POTATO

37. Thrips in ONION Leaf miner in ONION

38. Jassid in SUNFLOWER White fly in SUNFLOWER

39. Aphid in PUMPKIN

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