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Hexaflumuron Reduced Risk

Action/Use:
  • Insecticide
Use: For Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Homoptera larvae on fruit, cotton, potatoes.
Identification
Common Name(s): Hexaflumuron (ANSI, BSI, ISO-E draft)
Chemistry
Formula: C16H8CI2F6N2O3.
Properties: Form: Colorless solid. Melting point 202°-205°C. Vapor pressure 0.059 mPa (25°C).
Hexaflumuron
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Benzoylurea
Mode of Action: Inhibitor of chitin biosynthesis, type O, Lepidopteran
Action Group: IRAC Group 15
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Latin America.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (96 h) >500 mg/l (rainbow trout); >100 mg/l (bluegill sunfish). Bird: Oral LC50 >2000 mg/kg (bobwhite quail); >2000 mg/kg (mallard duck). Dietary LC50 4786 ppm (bobwhite quail); >5200 ppm (mallard duck). Bee: Oral, Contact LD50 >0.1 mg/bee
Water Solubility: 0.027 mg/l at 18°C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg; Dermal LD50 >5000 mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) >2.5 mg/l