Imidacloprid has a broad spectrum of activity, particularly against sucking insects, various species of beetles, some species of flies, and leaf miners.

Other fields of use are termite and locust control.

Its outstanding biological efficacy, especially its excellent root-systemic properties, its broad spectrum of activity, good long-lasting effect - combined with low application rates and good plant compatibility, has made the product the first choice of the farmer.

It can be applied to plants as a spray or stem paint or as a basal stem spray/drench. It can also be injected into plants or applied as a soil treatment use. As a soil application, it can be applied by irrigation, as granules.

The part of the active ingredient taken up by the plant is further distributed in an acropetally direction.

Confidor is compatible with conventional insecticides.

Farmers have to deal with a number of pests that suck nutrition from crops. These pests also act as transporter of diseases and can prevent crops from producing maximum yields. For effective pest control, Bayer has developed Confidor® insecticide for improved crop protection from sucking pests.

Confidor® contains imidacloprid, a powerful insecticide that effectively controls sucking pests like aphids, thrips, jassids, and hoppers in crops such as various fruits and vegetables, cotton, and paddy. What makes Confidor® a first of its kind solution is that very low doses are required for best and long-term efficacy. It also maintains a high safety standard for the operator and environment.

Aphids

Jassids

Aphid

Brown Plant Hopper

Green Leaf Hopper

White Backed Plant Hopper

Thrips

Termite

Mango hopper

Leaf miner

Citrus psyllid

Flea beetle

Whit

The active ingredient in Confidor®—imidacloprid disrupts the normal functioning of the nervous system in insects by exciting specific nerve cells through interaction with a receptor protein.

In contrast to acetylcholine, which is rapidly degraded by the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, imidacloprid is either slow to be inactivated or cannot be inactivated at all. This leads to the dysfunction of the nervous system in treated insects, causing their death.