Agricultural Insecticide Diazinon 95% Tc 600g/L Ec 500g/L Ec 5%Gr 10%Gr

Active ingredient

Phoxim   

Classification

Insecticide / Agrochemical

Formulation

91% Tech, 40% EC

Biochemistry

Cholinesterase inhibitor.

Mode of action

Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Short duration of activity.

Usage 

Control of stored-product insects in granaries, mills, silos, ships, etc.; ants and other insects in households and in public health; caterpillars (mainly Spodoptera spp.) and soil insects in maize, vegetables, potatoes, beet and cereals, at 5 kg/ha; also migratory locusts.

Phytotoxicity

May exhibit some phytotoxicity to cotton.

Mammalian toxicology

Oral: Acute oral LD50 for rats >2000 mg/kg.  

Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >5000 ml/kg. Not irritating to eyes or skin (rabbits).  

Inhalation: LC50 (4 h) for rats >4.0 mg/l air (aerosol).