A biopesticide refers to a substance obtained from natural origins, such as plant extracts and essential oils, utilized to manage, diminish, and eradicate detrimental pests and diseases. These products are also known as biological pesticides.
Additional sources of biopesticides encompass bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Ecopticide Agri, for instance, is a biopesticide composed of a blend of thyme essential oil and tea tree oil.
Ecopticide Agri presents a unified solution encompassing insecticidal, fungicidal, nematicidal, and bactericidal properties, providing a holistic approach to pest and disease management.
Its multifaceted nature, with diverse modes of action, aids in mitigating the risk of pest resistance development.
Ecopticide Agri eradicates pests upon contact and ingestion.
Its essential oil formulation acts as a repellent against insects, providing supplementary crop protection.
The application of Ecopticide Agri is straightforward.
Simply dilute with water according to the instructions and spray onto leaves or the ground beneath plants for nematode treatment.
| 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 apply every 7 days for severe infections or every 14 days for mild infections. Preventive: Dilute 50-75 ml in a 16 l sprayer ml and apply every 14 days |