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Silky™
Silky™
Thiamethoxam 30% FS-Systemic Insecticides
Thiamethoxam 30% FS is broad spectrum systemic insecticide that is well suited for seed treatment used to control early season sucking pests. Recommended as seed treatment to control jassids, aphids and whitefly in Cotton, shoot fly on Sorghum and Maize, termites in Wheat, jassids in Okra, thrips, GLH and whorl maggot in Rice, Jassid and thrips in Sunflower, stem fly in Soybean and thrips in Chilli crop. Due to its fast action on sucking pest, it limits the transmission of leaf curl virus.
Recommendation:
| Crop(s) |
Common Name of Pests |
Dosage / HA |
Dilution in (Liter) |
Waiting Period between last spray to harvest (days) |
Re-entry after each application (in hours) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.I. (gm per kg seed) |
Formulation (mil.per kg seed) |
|||||
| Cotton |
Jassids, Aphids Whiteflies |
3 |
10 |
– |
This is used as seed dresser |
– |
| Sorghum |
Shoot fly |
3.0 |
10.0 |
– |
– |
– |
| Okra |
Jassid |
1.7 |
5.7 |
– |
– |
– |
| Maize |
Shoot Fly |
2.4 |
8.0 |
– |
– |
– |
| Wheat |
Termites |
1.0 |
3.3 |
– |
– |
– |
| Rice |
Thrips, GLH, Whorl Maggot |
0.9 |
3.0 |
– |
– |
– |
| Sunflower |
Jassid, Thrips |
3.0 |
10.0 |
– |
– |
– |
| Chilli |
Thrips |
2.1 |
7.0 |
– |
– |
– |
| Soybean |
Stem fly |
3.0 |
10.0 |
– |
– |
– |
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Benefit:
- Protects crops from jassids, aphids, whiteflies, shoot fly, thrips, termites, etc.
- Reduces virus transmission
- Uniform coverage on seeds
Features:
- Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam 30% FS
- Seed treatment formulation
- Long-lasting protection
Usage:
- Sprayer & Nozzle: Not applicable for foliar spray. Use continuously operating commercial seed dressing equipment or manually in small lots with plastic drum/bag. Stir manually or with agitator. Application Method: Prepare slurry, rotate seeds until uniformly coated (usually <1 minute). Dry seeds in shade. Use treated seeds within 24 hours
- Dosage: 3–10 ml/kg seed (e.g., Cotton: 10 ml/kg seed)
- Suitable for cotton, sorghum, okra, maize, rice, sunflower, soybean, chilli
