PRODUCT Biomet is a wettable powder formulation of Merarrhizium anisopliae
ACTIVE INGREDIENT Mycelial fragments & spores of Metarrhizium anisopliae. CFU Count:2-5 x 10 /g.
SPECTRUM
Highly active on Whitegurbs, Beetle Grubs, Caterpillars, Semiloopers, Cutworms & Sucking pests like Pyrilla, BPH, Mealybugs and Aphids on crops like Sugarcane, Groundnut, Rice, Tobacco, Potato, Maize, Sorghum, Barley, Cotton, Soyabean, Oranges and other Horticultrual Crops.
   
MODE OF ACTION :
Biomet infects all stages of insects including eggs, larvae,pupae, nymphs and adults.The spores attached to insect cuticle / integuments, germinate and penetrate insect body. The hyphae, through enzyme action, proliferate in insect body And cause mortality through a combination of chemical, mechanical, water loss and nutrient loss effect.The insect body ultinmately gets covered with mycelium and spores, which may get dispersed and cause subsequent infections. Certain toxins called destruxin produced by this fungus also cause the mortality of insects.
   
FORMULATION Wettable powder/Granule formulation.
   
PACKING 100gm , 250 gm, 500 gm, 1 Kg, in polythene pouches, further packed in Cartons.
 
SHELF LIFE & STORAGE
1 year, if stored in well ventilated rooms in original packings at cool dry place at temperatures below 40 C.
   
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
Biomet is sprayed @ 5 gm/L. of water. Addition of jaggery of soap solution to the spary solution before spraying on the standing crop improves the results.
For Soil application, mix 1 Kg of Biomet granules in 50 Kg FYM and broadcast in one acre, especially in the root zone. For Potato and sugarcane., apply before planting and mix thoroughly with the soil by ploughing.