Niclosamide
Action/Use:
- Molluscicide
Use:
Controls golden apple snail in rice, sea lamprey.
Identification
Common Name(s): Niclosamide (Bayluscide* EC250); ; Clonitralid (Bayluscide* WP70 (2 hydroxyethylammonium salt))
Chemistry
Class: Salicylanilide.
Properties: Bright yellow crystalline solid. Decomposes at 208°C. Vapor pressure <1 mPa at 20°C. Nearly insoluble in n-hexane, dichloromethane, 2-propanol, toluene.
Registration
U.S.A.: Registration held by U.S. Dept. of Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, 18th & C St. NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 1.6 mg/l at 20° C (pH 6.4)
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING (Bayluscide* EC), CAUTION
Toxicity Class: II, III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg/b.w. Bayluscide* EC250: Dermal LD50 >1000 mg/kg/b.w
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Bayer CropScience (Bayluscid*, Mansonil*, Yomesan*)
Fertiagro Pte. Ltd. (Snail Killer*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Hockley International Ltd. (Mostaclo*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-niclosamide*)
Vietnam Pesticide Joint Stock Co. (VIPESCO) (Viniclo*)
