AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
FORMULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF PESTS, DISEASES, WEEDS AND RODENTS IN AGRICULTURE
Introduction
Today's modern farming relies on agricultural chemicals, fertilisers and pesticides, to achieve the quality or produce, consistent results and maximum yield that are continuously demanded. Hockley International offers farmers a reliable, independent source of popular, high quality, formulated pesticides, at competitive prices. Hockley have a comprehensive range of acaricides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators and rodenticides; for use on temperate, tropical and sub-tropical crops, including cotton, beet and cane sugar, maize, wheat, tea, coffee, fruit and vegetables.
Hockley International can offer formulated products, made for your specific requirements; with packaging in all sizes of aluminium, plastic, tin plate and steel containers for liquid products; or in sachets, bags, cartons and kegs for powders. Labelling is to Hockley International's or your own design in various languages.
Acaricides
Hockley International offers a specialised range of acaricides to control various pests. The powerful acaricide and insecticide Amitraz controls all stages of tetranychid and eriophyid mites, scale insects, aphids, mealybugs and pear suckers; on all fruit, cotton, tomatoes and other crops. The non-systemic acaricide Dicofol also gives control of many species of mite, including Panonychus, Phyllocoptruta, Tetranychus and Brevipalpus spp. on a wide range of fruit and vegetables.
Other acaricidal products offered by Hockley International include Abamectin; which gives effective control of mites, leafminers, suckers and Colorado beetles on various crops including cotton, citrus and pome fruit, nut crops, vegetables and potatoes; and also Fenpropathrin, which has an excellent repellent action, controlling many species of mite, lepidopterous larvae, leaf miners, leafworms etc. on fruit, vines, field crops and glasshouse crops.
Insecticides
The Hockley International range of insecticides includes most of the popular synthetic pyrethroid and organophosphorus products; as ULV's, emulsifiable concentrates (EC's), suspension concentrates (SC's), wettable powders (WP's), granules and dust powders. In addition, combination products containing two or more active ingredients can also be manufactured to specific requirements.
Amongst the range of synthetic pyrethroids is Alphacypermethrin, which gives particular effective control of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hemiptera on a wide variety of crops. Cypermethrin, being similar to Alphacypermethrin, gives effective residual control to treated plants. Deltamethrin is a fast acting potent insecticide, giving control of a wide range of insect pests including Heteroptera, Homoptera, Thysanoptera and locusts. Fenvalerate gives effective control of chewing, sucking and biting insects; including those proved resistant to organocholorine, organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides. Permethrin has good residual activity against leaf and fruit eating Lepidoptera and Coleoptera on various crops including cotton, fruit, tobacco and vines.
Organophosphorus products include Chlorpyrifos, which gives control of a wide range of insect pests in the soil or on foliage. Diazinon can be used on various crops such as fruit, vines, vegetables, coffee, maize and cotton, to control sucking and chewing insects and mites; whilst Dichlorvos gives effective control of sciarid and phorid flies in mushrooms, and other sucking and chewing insects in other crops. Other organophosphorus insecticides in the Hockley range include Dimethoate, Fenitrothion, Malathion, Methamidophos, Monocrotophos, Profenofos, Quinalphos and Trichlorfon. 
The limited range of Organochlorine insecticides includes Endosulfan; a powerful product which gives effective control of sucking, chewing, and boring insects on a very wide range of crops. Lindane also gives effective control of a broad spectrum of phytophagous and soil inhibiting insect pests (including the larvae of Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Diptera, Symphyla and Thysanoptera) on various crops.
Other insecticides in the Hockley International range include Carbosulfan, which gives control of soil-dwelling and foliar insect pests; and the insect growth regulator Diflubenzuron.
Fungicides
Hockley International can offer a wide range of fungicides that afford both pre and post harvest protection of crops from fungal pathogens. The range of popular products include Benomyl; a systemic fungicide with a protective and curative action, effective against a wide range of fungi including Botryis, Gloeosporium, Sclerotinia, Verticillum, Fusarium, Dactylium and Rhynchosporium spp. Carbendazim also gives effective control of a wide range of fungal diseases in cereals, fruit, vines, vegetables, coffee, cotton, tobacco, mushrooms and many other crops.
Chlorothalonil is a non-systemic foliar fungicide which gives control of many fungal diseases in various crops, including fruit, coconut palms, oil palms, soya beans, maize and vines. Metalaxyl offers control of diseases caused by air and soil borne pathogens and is effective against Pseudoperonospora, Phytophthora, Peronospora, Plasmopara and Pythium spp. Metalaxyl is also offered in combination with Mancozeb to good effect.
Other fungicides in the Hockley International range include Hymexazol, Metham Sodium, Procymidone, Triadimefon and Triadimenol.
Herbicides
Hockley International offers a small, specialised range of herbicides, both as technical and formulated products, for control of weeds on crops and on non-crop land. The range includes the substituted ureas Diuron and Isoproturon; which gives control of grasses, mosses, and broad leaved weeds in many crops; including fruit vines, forage legumes, cereals, alfalfa, and sugar cane.
Other herbicides in the range include Asulam, Chlorpropham, Glyphosate and Metamitron - an important herbicide product for use against grasses and broad leaved weeds in sugar and fodder beet crops. Also included in the Hockley range of herbicides is Pendimethalin - a selective herbicide, applied at pre-planting, pre-emergence, pre-transplant, and at early post-emergence; used to control most annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds in cereals, cotton, fruit, tobacco, vegetables, and on established turf.
Dicamba is offered for the control of annual and perennial broad-leaved weeds and brush species in a wide range of crops and on pastureland; whilst various Phenoxy herbicides and products based on 2,4-D can also be offered.
Plant Growth Regulators
Hockley International can offer an excellent range of plant growth regulators, for use in the formulation of rooting compounds and also for direct application to a wide variety of crops. The use of plant growth regulators can improve the quality of fruit, increase yield, reduce unwanted plant height, or promote ripening.
Included in the range of growth regulators is Alpha Naphthyl Acetic Acid (NAA); applied for various uses including prevention of premature flowering and fruit drop in apples, pears, citrus fruits and vines; as a fruit thinning agent and to stimulate root formation in cuttings of herbaceous plants. Also offered are the derivatives of Alpha Naphthyl Acetic Acid; including the Acetamide (used as a fruit thinning agent), Potassium Salt and Sodium Salt. In addition, Hockley International are one of the world's leading suppliers of the growth regulator Beta Naphthoxy Acetic Acid; used as a fruit setting agent on fruit and tomatoes.
For use on cotton, Hockley International can offer Mepiquat Chloride, used to reduce plant height; whilst Ethephon is offered to promote fruit ripening. Also included in the range are 6-Benzyl Adenine, Gibberellic Acid, Indole-3-Acetic Acid, Indole-3-Butyric Acid and 4-Chlorophenoxy Acetic Acid.
Rodenticides
Rodents can seriously damage growing and stored produce, particularly grain and certain field crops. Hockley International offers popular rodenticides, either in ready-to-use form, or as concentrates for local preparation of baits. The range includes products based on the active ingredients Bromadiolone, Brodifacoum, Chlorophacinone, Difenacoum, Warfarin and Zinc Phosphide; with ready-to-use products offered as various formulation types on cereal grains, in pellet form, in 'tea-bags', or as wax blocks. Whatever the formulation, Hockley International can offer products for all rodent problems.
Other Products
Hockley International also offer a small range of products for other agricultural applications on various crops; including insect pheromones and traps, winter and summer oils, and seed dressings. Special products are also available for the post-harvest treatment of fruit; and also the protection and fumigation of stored produce such as cereal grains. Hockley International also offer surfactants that can be used as wetting and spreading agents. ‘HOCKLIWET’ is a non-ionic surfactant which can be used to increase the wetting and spreading properties (increasing overall effectiveness) of any spray solution of fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and plant growth regulators.
Technical Service
With an in-house Registration Department, Hockley International are also able to provide detailed dossiers on all the agricultural products detailed in this leaflet. These dossiers contain extensive data on animal and human toxicology and metabolism, environmental effects and degradation, product chemistry and analysis, together with efficacy and crop trial reports. In addition, information is also available on Health and Safety, transport regulations, storage and handling, disposal and design of labels.
Superior Products & Results
You can rely on the Hockley International range of agricultural products for quality, integrity and efficiency to help you achieve your quest for maximum yields plus the best and most consistent results.
