ALESTRA (Verticillium lecanii)
pH 6.5-7.5 L, pH 5-7.5 WP, Moisture 30-40%, 5*7 cfu/gm, 108 cfu/ml.
Product Description:
ALESTRA is a biological insecticide based on a selective strain of naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii.
It contains spare and mycelia fragments of Verticillium Lecanii, the spores of the fungus when comes in contact with the cuticle of the target pest insect it germinates and grows directly through the spiracle in the cuticle into the inner body of the host, by taking nutrients from the insect proliferates and colonizes the entire insect and thus drains the insect of nutrients and the infected insects dies.
Verticillium infects the insect on contact and does not need to be consumed by the host to cause infection.
Dosage:
Mix ALESTRA at the proportion of 3 to 5 ml per liter of water / Seed treatment / Dripirrigation / FYM. For individual plants 2 to 5 ml per liter of water and apply directly into the soil.
Benefits:
Alestra, effectively controls the economically important pests such as aphids, jassids, white fly, leafhoppers, and mealybugs for a wide range of crops.
Alestra helps to maintain ecological balanca.
Helps to improve soil health.
--> available in 250 ml and 500 ml.