Complaint
Active ingredient | Beta cyfluthrin |
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Classification | Insecticide / Agrochemical |
Formulation | 95% Tech, 2.5% EW, 2.8% EC |
Biochemistry | Acts on the nervous system of insects, disturbs the function of neurons by interaction with the sodium channel. |
Mode of action | Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Acts on the nervous system, with rapid knockdown and long residual activity. |
Usage | Insecticide effective against Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Homoptera on cotton, fruit, vegetables, cereals and other crops, at 7.5-20 g/ha. Also against migratory locusts and grasshoppers; and in animal health. |
Mammalian toxicology | Oral: Acute oral LD50 for rats 380 (in polyethyleneglycol), 211 (in xylene), 11 (cremophor/water) (all in mg/kg); for mice 165 mg/kg. Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 (24 h) for rats >5000 mg/kg. No irritation to skin and slight primary irritation to the eye (rabbits). Inhalation: LC50 (4 h) for rats c. 0.1 mg/l (aerosol), 0.53 mg/l (dust). |
