Description
Buprofezin 25% FS
Insecticide, acaricide
NOMENCLATURE
Common name buprofezin (BSI, draft E-ISO); Buprofezine ((f) draft F-ISO)
CAS RN [69327-76-0]
Buprofezin 25% FS APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Chitin synthesis inhibitor, type 1 (Homopteran), with subsequent effects on cuticle deposition. It also has effects on the hormone levels of nymphs associated with moulting and on prostaglandin synthesis.
Buprofezin 25% FS Mode of action
Persistent insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action; Not translocated in the plant. Inhibits moulting of nymphs and larvae, leading to death. Also suppresses oviposition by adults; Treated insects lay sterile eggs.
Buprofezin 25% FS Uses
Insecticide with persistent larvicidal action against Homoptera, some Coleoptera and also Acarina. Effective against Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae (leafhoppers) and Delphacidae (planthoppers) in rice; Cicadellidae (lady beetle) in potatoes; Aleyrodidae (whitefly) in citrus, cotton and vegetables; Coccidae, Diaspididae (scale insects) and Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) in citrus and top fruit; Tarsonemidae in vegetables. Suitable for IPM programmes.
Buprofezin 25% FS Phytotoxicity
Slightly phytotoxic to Chinese cabbage.
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