JONGA – (Thiamethoxam 25% WG)

PRODUCT FEATURES

• JONGA is a broad-spectrum insecticide
• JONGA is a systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action
• It belongs to neonicotinoids class of insecticides
• It is a novel insecticide for controlling various sucking insect pest in many crops
• It is very good insecticide for various sucking pests which have developed resistance to other conventional insecticides
• It has good translaminar action
• Due to translaminar and systemic action it is easily absorbed and translocated in whole plant therefore effectively control the hiding insects
• It has quick and long duration control.
• It has a good rain fastness property
• Rapidly taken up into the plants and has acropetal movement through the xylem
• It is almost compatible with other insecticides
• It leaves no residue which mean target specific and is environmentally highly acceptable
• Comparatively safer to the beneficial insects
• Suitable for Integrated Pest Management
• It also prevents the spread of diseases like leaf curl in Cotton by controlling insect vectors of diseases

  MODE OF ACTION

  • Jonga belongs to the neonicotinoid group of insecticide and it acts on the central nervous system of insects
  • Immediately after coming to the contact/intaking the JONGA insect stops feeding
  • Affected sucking insects do not penetrate the plant tissue again
  • It interferes with postsynaptic nicotinic acetyl choline receptors site of the insect nervous system
  • Due to irreversible blockage of postsynaptic nAChRs leads to the hyperexcitation of the nerves
  • Hyperexcitation followed by convulsions and eventual paralysis of the insects. This results the death of insects

    METHOD & TIME OF APPLICATION

    • JONGA is used for foliar spray as well as soil drench
    • Apply first spray during at initial pest appearance and repeat 2-3 sprays at 10-15 days interval depending on the level of pest intensity
    • Soil drench: Apply root zone before appearance of pest as soil drench, once during the crop season
    • It is advisable to alternate with other group of insecticides to avoid resistance problem in long run