Company Name: BASF
Product Name: Exponus®
Technical Name: Broflanilide 300 g/L SC

Description

BASF Exponus® is a powerful insecticide containing Broflanilide 300 g/L SC, designed to provide fast and effective control of difficult chewing pests and selected thrips. It has a novel mode of action and is useful as part of an integrated insect resistance-management program.

Technical Name

Broflanilide 300 g/L SC

Mode of Action

Exponus® belongs to IRAC Group 30 and acts as a GABA-gated chloride channel allosteric modulator. It interferes with inhibitory nerve signalling in insects, causing nervous-system overexcitation and ultimately incapacitation.

Features & Benefits

• Fast-acting insect control
• Effective against difficult and resistant insect pests
• Novel mode of action with no known cross-resistance to existing insecticide groups
• Broad-spectrum activity against chewing pests and certain thrips
• Provides quick knockdown and effective crop protection
• Helps support resistance-management programs

Application Method

Foliar spray. Mix the recommended quantity of Exponus® with the required amount of water and apply uniformly over the crop when the target pest appears. Follow the crop-specific label recommendation.

Dose

These doses are based on BASF India's current Exponus product/application information.

Pests

• Helicoverpa
• Spodoptera
• Semilooper
• Maruca
• Fall Armyworm
• Diamondback moth
• Tobacco leaf-eating caterpillar
• Shoot & fruit borer
• Selected thrips
• Certain leaf miners

Uses

Suitable for insect-pest management in crops including:
Soybean, maize, cabbage, grapes, red gram, chilli, tomato and brinjal.

Product Category

Insecticide – Crop Protection