Buprofezin 20% Insecticide used for control of selected insect pests such as brown plant hopper on paddy and aphid, leaf hopper and whitefly on vegetable crops.

Buprofezin is a thiadiazine insect growth regulator acting as moulting inhibitor for the persistent larvicidal action against some Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Acarina. Because the chemical itself is very specific to the certain insects, It is a most successful insect growth regulator in the world for Homopterous insects such as plant hoppers, whiteflies and scale insects, and is widely used in more than 80 countries. Insect growth regulators (IGRs) as third-generation insecticides have a specific mode of action on insects and a lower toxicity against vertebrates than most conventional insecticides.