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Fenpropathrin

Action/Use:
  • Acaricide/Miticide
  • ;
  • Insecticide
Use: For use on fruit trees, vegetables, ornamentals, and other field crops. Danitol* for use on apples, brassica, citrus, cotton, cucurbits, grapes, pears, peanuts, strawberries, tomatoes; Tame* for ornamentals.
Identification
Common Name(s): Fenpropathrin (ANSI, BSI, ISOE); ; Fenpropathrine (ISOF)
Chemistry
Class: Pyrethroid.
Properties: Yellow-brown liquid or solid. Melting point 45°-50°C. Soluble in xylene, cyclohexanone, chloroform, acetone, methanol. Stable except in alkaline solution.
Fenpropathrin
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Pyrethroid
Mode of Action: Sodium channel modulator
Action Group: IRAC Group 3
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 2.3 ppb (rainbow trout, bluegill sunfish). Bird: LD50 1089 mg/kg (mallard duck); LC50 9026 ppm (mallard duck)
Water Solubility: 14 ppb
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING
Toxicity Class: II
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 66 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal >2000 mg/kg
Protective Clothing: Chemical-resistant gloves. Protective eyewear.
Discontinued Names:
Farmatox*
Fenothrin*
Herald*
Romer*