Complaint
roduct Name | Acephate |
Function | Insecticide |
Specification | 95%tc, 75%SP, 400G/L EC, 300G/L EC, 25%WP |
Chemical Name | (Z)-[3-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2-thiazolidinylidene]cyanamide |
CAS No. | 30560-19-1 |
Empirical Formula | C4H10NO3PS |
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Toxicology | Oral Acute oral LD50 for male rats 1447, female rats 1030 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >10 000 mg/kg. Slightly irritating to skin (rabbits); non-sensitising to skin (guinea pigs). Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >15 mg/l air. NOEL (2 y) for dogs 0.75 mg/kg b.w. daily; LOEL for rats 0.25 mg/kg b.w. daily. ADI (JMPR) 0.03 mg/kg [1990]. Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) III; EPA (formulation) III EC classification Xn; R22 |
Applications | Mode of action Systemic insecticide. Uses Control of a wide range of chewing and sucking insects, e.g. aphids, thrips, lepidopterous larvae, sawflies, leaf miners, leafhoppers, cutworms, etc., at 0.5-1.0 kg/ha, in fruit (including citrus), vines, hops, olives, cotton, soya beans, peanuts, macadamia nuts, beet, brassicas, celery, beans, potatoes, rice, tobacco, ornamentals, forestry, and other crops. Of moderate persistence, with residual activity lasting c. 10-21 d. Phytotoxicity Non-phytotoxic to most crops, but marginal leaf burn may occur on Red Delicious apples. Formulation types AE; CG; GR; SP; WP. |
Package | 25kg/bag, 200l/drum, 20l/drum, etc |
