PRODUCT
 
Biovirus-S is a liquid formulation of living Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) of Helicoverpa armigera.
 
 
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
   
 
Polyhedral Inclusion Bodies (PIB) of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) of Spodoptera
  litura.PIB count
   
       
 
             
 
SPECTRUM
Highly active on Spodoptera litura caterpillar pest of cotton, groundnut, pulses, cabbage, chillies, tobacco, oil crops and roses.
   
MODE OF ACTION :
The PIBs from Biovirus-S, ingested by larvae cause severe infection of larval bodies causing darkening, disintegration of tissues, larval death and release of whitish fluid within 2-4 days of applications at young larval stages.The NPV infection is at times carried inside the infected pupae & adults.The caterpillars emerging out of the eggs layed by such adults also carry the PIBs of NPV.

FORMULATION Liquid Formulation
PACKING 100 ml, 250 ml in bottles.
 
SHELF LIFE & STORAGE
6 months, if stored in well ventilated rooms in original packings at cool dry places.

ECO-SAFETY
Extremely safe to mammals, man, natural parasites & predators (acts in harmony with them), non-target insects, pollinators, fishes & birds, etc. Classified as Class-IV, low hazardous (green label) pesticide. No phytotoxicity and exempt from residue analysis.

DIRECTION FOR USE
Shake the bottle well and dilute 1ml in 1L. water. Spray @ 250-500ml formulation / Ha, 2-3 times at 10-15 days intervals, by knapsack or any other conventional sprayer at 12-15 days intervals based on pest populations. Spray preferably in evenings and on young larval stages or on sighting of egglaying.

FURTHER INFORMATIONS
Biovirus-S results in stoppage of feeding & damage, death of insects within 72-96 hrs. of application. This results in decline of insect populations as well as decline of crop damage.