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Ethoprop

Action/Use:
  • Insecticide
  • ;
  • Nematicide
Use: For bananas, beans, cabbage, corn, cucumber, peanuts, pineapple, plantains, potatoes, soybeans, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, tobacco (flue-cured), and commercial turf.
Identification
Common Name(s): Ethoprop (ANSI, ESA); ; Ethoprophos (ISO, BSI)
Chemistry
Class: Organophosphate.
Properties: Readily soluble in most organic solvents.
Ethoprop
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Organophosphate
Mode of Action: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor
Action Group: IRAC Group 1
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Tech: Fish: moderately-to-highly toxic (rainbow trout); highly toxic (bluegill). Bird: Highly toxic
Water Solubility: Slight, 750 ppm
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER (6EC, 15G, 20G), WARNING (10G)
Toxicity Class: I, II
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 61.5 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal 2.4 mg/kg
Handling/storage Cautions: Do not contaminate water, food, feed, by storage or disposal
Discontinued Names:
Ethop*
Holdem*
Jolt*
Prophos*