How to choose effective pesticide for tomato?

Tomato is mainly affected by Fruit borer, aphid, whitefly, leaf miner, thrips, nematode, mite, Diamond back moth, caterpillar, and beetle.

Here we share a table which can help you select pesticide based on its effect.

We have classified pesticides in five types based on their site of action Viz.

• Nerve and Muscle
• Respiration
• Midgut
• Growth and
• unknown-nonspecific.

Here is an example: 

if you are looking for control of Fruit borer on Tomato using a pesticide that affects nerve and muscle, you have a choice of following pesticides

1. CARBARYL 50% WP
2. CHLORANTRANILIPROLE 18.5% SC
3. CYANTRANILIPROLE 10.26% OD
4. FLUBENDIAMIDE 20% WG
5. FLUBENDIAMIDE 39.35% M/M SC
6. INDOXACARB 14.5% SC
7. LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN 4.9% CS
8. LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN 5% EC
9. PHOSALONE 35% EC
10. QUINALPHOS 20% AF
11. QUINALPHOS 25% EC
12. Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda cyhalothrin 9.5%ZC
13. Chlorantraniliprole 8.8% w/w + Thiamethoxam 17.5 % w/w SC

However, if you have already used any one of them then you can use one from the following sets.

Those acting on midgut

1. BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS 
2. NPV HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA 0.43% AS
3. NPV HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA 2.0% AS

OR Those acting on respiration

1. NOVALURON 10% EC

The best way is to use a pesticide that has more than one action Viz. 

1. Novaluron 5.25% + Indoxacarb 4.5% SC (has an effect on growth as well as nerve and muscle)

You can try searching for the following table.