Dinotefuran

Action/Use:

Insecticide

Use: For use on brassica, cotton, cucurbits, fruiting and leafy vegetables, grapes, potatoes, rice, turf and ornamentals.

Identification

Common Name(s): Dinotefuran (BSI, ISOPA)

Chemistry

Class: Nitroguanidine.

Formula: C₇H₁₄N₄O₃.

Properties: White solid; odorless. Vapor pressure <1.7 x 10^-6 Pa @30�. Molelular weight 202.2.

Mode of Action / Resistance Management

Chemical Group: Neonicotinoid

Mode of Action: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist/anatagonist

Action Group: IRAC Group 4

Registration

Outside U.S.A.: Starkle* in Japan.

Environmental Guidelines

Hazards: Fish: LC₅₀ (96 h) >1000 ppm (carp); (48 h) >40 ppm (rainbow trout); (48 h) 1000 ppm (Daphnia). Bird: LD₅₀ 1000 mg/kg (mallard duck); >2000 mg/kg (Japanese quail)

Water Solubility: 39.8 g/l @ 20�C

Safety Guidelines

Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD₅₀ 2804 mg/kg (male), 2000 mg/kg (female); Dermal LD₅₀ >2000 mg/kg

Suppliers and Branded Products

Basic Producers:

Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. (Starkle*)

PBI/Gordon Corp. (Zylam*)

Valent U.S.A. Corporation (Safari*, Venom*)

Formulators' Trade Names:

Gowan Company (Scorpion*)

Premix Products:

+ Metominostrobin

Imochi Ace Starkle* — Bayer CropScience
Oribright Starkle* — Bayer CropScience

Discontinued Names:

Albarin*