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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a biopesticide?

A biopesticide is a substance derived from a natural source such as plant extracts and essential oils used to control, reduce, and eliminate harmful pests and diseases.

Biopesticides are also called biological pesticides. Other sources of biopesticides include bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Ecopticide Agri is a biopesticide based on a mixture of thyme essential oil and tea tree oil.

What are the benefits of Ecopticide Agri?

Ecopticide Agri is an all-in-one formulation of insecticide, fungicide, nematicide, and bactericide that offers a comprehensive approach for the control and elimination of pests and diseases.

Ecopticide Agri is versatile, with multiple modes of action, which helps reduce the risk of pests developing resistance.

How does Ecopticide Agri work?

Ecopticide Agri eliminates pests on contact and through ingestion.

The essential oils formulation has a repellent effect on insects, offering additional protection for crops.

The use and application of Ecopticide Agri are easy.

Prepare by diluting with water as recommended and spray on the leaves or on the ground under the plant for nematode treatment.

Is Ecopticide Agri effective against fall armyworm attacks?

Yes.

Ecopticide is effective against the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).

What is pesticide resistance?
Pesticide resistance is the inherited ability of a pest organism to survive and reproduce after the application of a pesticide at the dose that was previously sufficient to control it. A pest organism can be an insect, fungus or mold, virus.
CROP PESTS AND DISEASES DOSE APPLICATION
Cereals and legumes: corn, rice, sorghum, peanuts, beans, soybeans Vegetable crops: tomato, cucumber, pepper, cabbage, spinach, amaranth, okra, etc… Orchards: mango, citrus, cocoa, coffee, cotton etc.… Pests: Fall armyworm, aphids, beetles, bollworms, borers, grasshoppers, cutworms, thrips, mealybugs, grey worms, mirids, whiteflies, fruit flies, miners, whiteflies, Diseases: downy mildew, powdery mildew, root rots, viruses such as Swollen Shot, nematodes, mites, bacterial wilt. 2L/ha Curative: dilute 150 ml in a 16 l sprayer and treat every 7 days with heavy infections or every 14 days with light infection. Preventive: dilute 50-75 ml in a 16 l sprayer ml and treat every 14 days
Is it possible to combine Ecopticide Agri with other pest control products?

No, combining it with other pest control products is not recommended.