Etoxazole 
Action/Use:
- Insect Growth Regulator
Use:
Controls mites in citrus, pome fruit, strawberries, nuts, and vegetables. Tetrasan* for use on ornamentals. Zeal* for use on field corn, popcorn and corn grown for seed production, cotton, cucurbits, caneberries, grapes, low growing berries, pome and stone fruits, hops, mint, peppers, eggplant, and nonbearing tree fruits and nuts. Beethoven* TR for use in greenhouses.
Identification
Common Name(s): Etoxazole (BSI, ISOPA)
Description
Formula: C21H23F2NO2.
Properties: White crystalline powder. Solubility at 20°C: in acetone 300 g/l, acetonitrile 80 g/l, cyclohexanone 500 g/l, ethanol 90 g/l, ethyl acetate 250 g/l, n-hexane 13 g/l, n-heptane 13 g/l, methanol 90 g/l, tetrahydrofuran 750 g/l, xylene 250 g/l.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Mode of Action: Unknown or non-specific mode of action (mite growth inhibitor)
Action Group: IRAC Group 10
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Zoom* for use on fruits and vegetables.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 75.4 µg/l at 20°C
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (96 h) 0.89 mg/l (Japanese carp); (48 h) >20 ppm (Japanese carp), >40 ppm (rainbow trout). Bird: LD50 >2000 mg/kg (mallard duck). Sub acute LD50 (5 d) >5200 ppm diet (bobwhite quail). Bee: LD50 (oral, contact) >200 µg/bee
Safety Guidelines
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg (male, female); Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (Rat): >1.09 mg/l
Suppliers and Branded Products
From:
BASF Corporation (Beethoven* TR)
Kyoyu Agri Co., Ltd. (Zoom*)
Philagro France (Borneo*)
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Baroque*, Borneo*, Paramite*, Zoom*)
Valent U.S.A. Corporation (TetraSan*, Zeal*)
Discontinued Names:
Secure*
