Helban A 48% EC
Active Ingredient	Chlorpyrifos: 480 g / L Chemical Group: Organophosphorus Formulation: Emulsifiable Concentrate (EC)
Product Description	Helban A 48% EC is an organophosphorus insecticide effective by contact, stomach action, and vapor (fumigant) effect, with additional toxicity through respiration. It is characterized by rapid action and long-lasting residual control on target pests. It provides highly efficient control of a wide range of harmful insects attacking fruit trees, vegetables, field crops, and ornamental plants. The product is widely used due to its ability to control multiple pests on the same crop with high efficiency, providing longer plant protection and reducing the number of spray applications. Considered one of the more stable organophosphorus compounds, it has relatively lower toxicity to humans, mammals, and plants when used according to recommendations, and has no harmful effect on beneficial soil microorganisms.
Mode of Action	Acts by contact, stomach, and fumigant action. The biological effect appears through respiratory failure, while the primary mechanism involves inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme activity in the insect nervous system. This leads to accumulation of acetylcholine, causing paralysis and eventual death of the insect.
Special Applications (Poison Bait)	Cutworm (Potato, Tomato, Soybean): 1 L / feddan as poison bait prepared as follows: 25 kg fine bran + 20 L water + 1 L insecticide. Irrigate soil in the morning, then apply bait in heaps near plant hills at sunset. Mole cricket (Potato): 1 L / feddan as poison bait prepared as follows: 15 kg crushed maize or local bran + 20 L water + 1 L insecticide. Irrigate soil in the morning, then distribute bait between rows at sunset.
Compatibility	Safely compatible with most insecticides and fungicides.
Dilution Instructions	Add the recommended dose to the smallest possible quantity of water with continuous stirring, then complete to the required volume while maintaining agitation.
Termite Control	Buildings & Fields – Termites: 2% solution.
Major Uses & Application Rates	Fruit trees – Fruit fly: 600 cm³ / feddan. Fruit trees – Scale insects: 750 cm³ – 1 L / feddan. Fruit trees – Stem borers & Fruit worms: 1 L / feddan. Legumes – Aphids: 600 cm³ / feddan. Legumes – Cutworms & Borers: 1 L / feddan. Vegetables – Thrips, Whitefly, Aphids: 600 cm³ / feddan. Vegetables – Leaf worms & Fruit worms: 1 L / feddan. Potato – Tuber moth & Cutworm: 1 L / feddan. Cotton – Aphids: 600 cm³ / feddan. Cotton – Cotton leafworm: 1 L / feddan. Cereals (Rice, Wheat, Barley, Maize, Oats) – Aphids: 600 cm³ / feddan. Cereals – Leafhoppers, Cutworms, European corn borer: 1 L / feddan. Forage crops – Aphids & Bugs: 600 cm³ / feddan. Forage crops – Thrips: 600–750 cm³ / feddan. Forage crops – Worms: 1 L / feddan. Date palm – Red palm weevil: 300 cm³ / 100 L water (injection). Ornamental plants – Scale insects: 600 cm³ / feddan.
Manufacturer	ELHELB Pesticides & Chemicals Private Free Zone – Industrial Area – New Damietta, Egypt