Decis acts on the insects by contact and ingestion. Its high lipophilicity provides a high affinity with the insect cuticle. In the insect body it affects the nerve transmission by acting on axon. It disrupts the conduction of the nervous influx by modifying the kinetics of the function of the sodium canal.

Features:

Remarkable knockdown effect.
Deltamethrin exhibits a good residual activity due to a range of specific physico-chemical properties:
Solubility in fatty tissues allowing a good penetration into cuticle of leaves.
Very low solubility in water giving a good rain fastness.
Very low vapor pressure and therefore a good resistance to evaporation.
Most effective synthetic pyrethroid because of single pure isomer.
Demonstrates repellent action and anti-feeding properties.
Excellent rain-fastness.
Crops and Targeted pests:

Crop

Target pest

Cotton

Boll worm, sucking pest

Chilli

Fruit borer, heliothis, Spodoptera

Ground nut

Leaf miner

Red gram

Pod borer, pod fly

Chick pea

Heliothis