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Acetamiprid Reduced Risk

Action/Use:
  • Insecticide
Use: Controls armyworms, bean leaf beetles, Colorado potato beetle, fleahoppers, fruit moth, leafhoppers, leafminers, plant bugs, soybean loopers, thrips, whiteflies. Profil* for cotton, fruit, tobacco. Assail* for fruits, tobacco, potatoes, vegetables. Intruder* for cotton (except California where Assail* will be used) and Tri-Star* for ornamentals. Justice* for soybeans.
Identification
Common Name(s): Acetamiprid (ISO)
Chemistry
Formula: C10H11ClN4.
Properties: White crystalline solid. Melting point 98.9°C. Vapor pressure <1 x 10-6 Pa. Soluble in acetone, acetonitrile, methanol, dichloromethane.
Acetamiprid
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: neonicotinoids
Mode of Action: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonists
Action Group: IRAC Group 4A
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Mospilan* in Japan.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (48 h) >100 mg/l (carp)
Water Solubility: 4250 mg/l at 25° C
Safety Guidelines
Toxicity: Tech: (Rat): Acute Oral LD50 417 mg/kg (male); 314 mg/kg (female)
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
IPESA S.A. (Briten*)
Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (Assail*, Gazelle*, Intruder*, Mospilan*, Rescate*, Tri-Star*)
Point Americas Inc. (Geronimo*, Veraz*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Aceta*, Spear*)
Premix Products:
+ Bifenthrin
+ Chlorpyrifos
+ Cypermethrin
+ beta-Cypermethrin
+ Indoxacarb
Discontinued Names:
Acetaplan*
Aspilan*
Cetasul*
Mortal*
Stronger*