Dual Active Chemistry and Synergistic Mode of Action
Barazide combines two distinct modes of action in a modern suspension concentrate (SC) formulation.
Novaluron disrupts insect moulting and chitin synthesis, while emamectin benzoate activates nerve muscle glutamate-gated chloride channels, causing rapid feeding cessation and paralysis.
- Novaluron (5.25%): Benzoylurea insect growth regulator (IRAC Group 15) blocking chitin biosynthesis during larval moulting
- Emamectin Benzoate (0.9%): Avermectin neurotoxin (IRAC Group 6) delivering rapid stomach knockdown within hours
- Dual Life-Stage Activity: Kills insect eggs (ovicidal), destroys developing larvae (larvicidal), and sterilizes adult females
- Translaminar Movement: Penetrates leaf cuticles to form a reservoir that controls borers feeding inside plant tissue
Target Crops and Severe Caterpillar Complexes
Barazide is registered across commercial cash crops, pulses, and vegetables facing resistant caterpillar pressure.
In chilli and tomato, it provides control against fruit borers, tobacco caterpillars, and diamondback moth.
- Chilli: Fruit borer (Helicoverpa armigera) and tobacco caterpillar (Spodoptera litura)
- Tomato & Brinjal: Fruit borer and shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis)
- Cabbage & Cauliflower: Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and cabbage head borers
- Pulses (Pigeon Pea, Gram): Pod borer complexes infesting flowers and developing pods
Application Guidelines and Resistance Prevention
Apply Barazide at early egg-laying or early larval emergence to prevent caterpillars from tunneling into fruit pods.
To prevent resistance buildup, rotate applications with diamide or spinosyn chemistries.
- Application Rate: Apply according to CIBRC label directions using 200 liters of water per acre with hollow-cone nozzles
- Timing: Early intervention at threshold levels prevents deep fruit tunneling and economic yield loss
- Safety Profile: Moderately safe to beneficial predatory spiders and honeybees once spray residues have dried completely
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Common questions
What is the technical composition of ADAMA Barazide?
Barazide contains novaluron 5.25% plus emamectin benzoate 0.9% in a suspension concentrate (SC) formulation.
How does Barazide control caterpillar eggs?
The novaluron component acts as a chitin inhibitor that prevents embryonic development within eggs, stopping larvae from hatching.
How fast does Barazide stop caterpillar feeding?
The emamectin benzoate component paralyzes the insect nervous system, halting feeding within 2 to 4 hours of ingestion.
General guidance, not personal advice. For your farm, ask your local Krishi Vigyan Kendra or agriculture officer.
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