PI Industries launched CARVINT (flometoquin 10% SC), a next-generation insecticide designed to provide effective and sustained control of Thrips and Diamond Back Moth (DBM) in crops. The insecticide offers a differentiated mode of action and long residual control. Therefore, it provides farmers with an additional tool for managing persistent pest challenges while supporting more sustainable crop-protection practices. PI Industries is initially focusing the launch on key agricultural markets across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
CARVINT Targets Key Vegetable Crop Pests
Pest pressure continues to challenge vegetable farmers, particularly those growing high-value crops such as chilli and cole crops. Thrips can significantly affect chilli production, while Diamond Back Moth can cause substantial crop losses in cabbage and other cole crops. At the same time, farmers are dealing with frequent spray requirements, shorter pest-control periods, rising crop-management costs and increasing resistance to established insecticide chemistries. Against this backdrop, CARVINT is designed to provide a new approach to managing these key pests.
Action Supports Resistance Management
CARVINT contains Flometoquin 10% SC, an active ingredient belonging to IRAC Group 34. The chemistry represents a new insecticide class for the Indian market, providing farmers with a differentiated option for pest management. Moreover, its distinct mode of action can support resistance-management programmes when farmers rotate it responsibly with insecticides from other chemistry groups. This approach can help diversify pest-control strategies while reducing reliance on repeated applications of the same insecticide chemistry.
PI Industries Highlights Farmer-Focused Innovation
Saket Bhatnagar, CEO, India Brands, PI AgSciences, said farmers are facing growing pest resistance, frequent spray requirements, shorter control periods and increasing crop-management costs. He added that CARVINT offers a differentiated mode of action and a new tool for effective and sustained pest management. Its novel mode of action also makes it suitable for resistance-management programmes through the responsible rotation of insecticide chemistries. According to Bhatnagar, PI Industries aims to develop differentiated agricultural solutions that address changing pest-management challenges and help farmers manage their crops more effectively.
Expanding PI Industries’ Crop-Protection Portfolio
The launch of CARVINT further strengthens PI Industries’ portfolio of crop-protection and agricultural solutions. With its novel mode of action, targeted pest control, residual performance and potential role in resistance-management programmes, CARVINT reflects the company’s focus on introducing differentiated crop-protection technologies for Indian agriculture. As per the press release, as pest resistance and crop-management challenges continue to evolve, PI Industries is expanding its portfolio to provide farmers with additional solutions for effective pest management.
