Description
TECHNICAL SHEET
COMMON NAME | Abamectin | CAS NO | 71751-41-2 |
CATEGORY | Insecticide, acaricide | FORMULATION | 90% TC,92% TC,95%TC, 1.8%EC, 1.5%SC,18g/lEC,3%WP,3.2%EC,5%EC |
PACKAGING | Liquid: 100mL, 250mL, 1L, 5L, 10L, 20L, 200L. Solid:50g, 100g, 200g, 400g, 500g, 800g, 1kg. |
TOXICOLOGY | Oral Acute oral LD50 (in sesame oil) for rats 10, mice 13.6 mg/kg; (in water) for rats 221 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Mild eye irritant; non-irritating to skin (rabbits). ADI (JMPR) 0.002 mg/kg b.w. [1997] (for sum of abamectin and 8,9-Z- isomer); 0.001 mg/kg b.w. [1995] (for residues not containing D-8,9-isomer). Other Non-mutagenic in the Ames test. Toxicity class EPA (formulation) IV |
APPEARANCE | Colourless to pale yellow crystals. |
M.p. | 161.8-169.4 °C (decomp.) | B.p. | |
V.p. | 3.7 ´ 10-3 mPa (25 °C) | S.g Density | 1.18 (22 °C) |
Solubility | Solubility In water 7-10 mg/l (20 ºC). In toluene 350, acetone 100, chloroform 25, ethanol 20, methanol 19.5, |
Stability | Stable to hydrolysis in aqueous solutions at pH 5, 7, and 9 (25 ºC). Sensitive to stronger acid and base. U.V. irradiation causes conversion first to the 8,9-Z- isomer, then to unidentified decomposition products. |
APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Cholinesterase inhibitor. Mode of action Systemic insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action. Uses Control of a wide range of Acari, Aphididae, Aleyrodidae, Coccidae, Coleoptera, Collembola, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Pseudococcidae and Thysanoptera in cereals, citrus, coffee, cotton, fruit, grapes, olives, pastures, beetroot, potatoes, pulses, tea, tobacco, ornamentals, ornamental shrubs, and vegetables. Also used for control of flies in animal houses. Typical application rates for cereals 340-680, citrus 2100, olives 720, beetroot 84-600, vegetables 330 -600 (all in g/ha per application). Phytotoxicity Non-phytotoxic when used as directed, except to some varieties of lemon, peach, fig, olive, walnut, hop, tomato, bean, cotton, and pine. Russetting is possible with Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples, and with some ornamentals. Phytotoxicity is dependent on crop variety and climate. Formulation types EC; GR; UL; WP; Aerosol. Compatibility Incompatible with alkaline materials and with sulfur-based formulations.
Selected products: 'Rogor' (Isagro); 'Afidox' (Lucava); 'Alkedo' (Kemio); 'Cekutoate' (Cequisa); 'Cropgor' (Crop Health); 'Cymate' (Micro Flo); 'Danadim' (Cheminova); 'Devigon' (Devidayal); 'Diadhan' (Dhanuka); 'Dicentra' (Sanonda); 'Dimezyl' (Agriphar); 'Efdacon' (Efthymiadis); 'Robgor' (Ramcides); 'Romethoate' (Rotam); 'Tara 909' (Shaw Wallace); 'Teeka' (Nagarjuna Agrichem); 'Vidithoate' (Vipesco); mixtures: 'Cekudit-combi' (+ tetradifon+ dicofol) (Cequisa)
Abamectin
Items | Object | Rate | Apply |
Cereals | Acari, Aphididae, Aleyrodidae, Coccidae, Coleoptera, Collembola, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Pseudococcidae and Thysanoptera | 340-680g/ha | Spray |
Citrus | 2100g/ha | Spray |
Olives | 720g/ha | Spray |
Beetroot | 84-600g/ha | Spray |
Vegetables | 330 -600g/ha | Spray |
PACKAGES
Liquid: 100mL, 250mL, 1L, 5L, 10L, 20L, 200L.
Solid:50g, 100g, 200g, 400g, 500g, 800g, 1kg.