Pyriproxyfen Crop control of pests and diseases

Insecticide mosquito killer Pyriproxyfen is a pyridine-based Pesticide which is found to be effective against a variety of arthropoda.It was introduced to the US in 1996, to protect cotton crops againstwhitefly. It has also been found useful for protecting other crops.This product is benzyl ethers disrupt insect growth regulator, is a juvenile hormone analogues new insecticides, with the uptake transfer activity, low toxicity, persistence of long, crop safety, low toxicity to fish, little impact on the ecological environment characteristics. For whitefly, scale insects, moth, beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, pear psylla, thrips, etc. have a good effect, but the product of flies, mosquitoes and other pests has good control effect.

Product Name Pyriproxyfen

CAS No 95737-68-1

Appearance White crystal powder

Specifications (COA) Assay: 95.0% min

Water: 0.5% max

pH: 7.0-9.0

Acetone insolubles: 0.5% max

Formulations 95% TC, 100g/l EC, 5% ME

Prevention objects Thrips, Planthopper,Jumping plantlices, Beet army worm, Tobacco army worm, Fly, Mosquito

Mode of action Insect Growth Regulators

Toxicity Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats >5000 mg/kg.

Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >2000 mg/kg. Not an irritant to skin and eyes (rabbits). Not a skin sensitiser (guinea pigs).

Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >1300 mg/m3.

ADI (JMPR) 0.1 mg/kg b.w. [1999, 2001].

Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) U