Oxamyl
Action/Use:
- Insecticide
- ;
- Nematicide
Use:
For use on field crops, fruits, vegetables, and nonbearing trees.
Identification
Common Name(s): Oxamyl (ANSI, ISO, BSI, ESA)
Chemistry
Class: Carbamate.
Properties: Pure compound: White, crystalline solid. Melting point 100°-102°C changing to a different crystalline form which melts at 108°-110°C. Solubility in methanol 129 g/100 g; acetone 67 g/100 g; ethanol 33 g/100 g; toluene 1 g/100 g.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Carbamate
Mode of Action: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor
Action Group: IRAC Group 1
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (96 h) (bluegill) 5.6 mg/l. Bee: Toxic
Soil Particle Adsorption: Rapid degradation in soil
Water Solubility: 28 g/100 g.m
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: DANGER-POISON
Toxicity Class: I
Toxicity: (Rat) Tech: Oral LD50 5.4 mg/kg. Form: Oral LD50 9 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 2960 mg/kg
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
DuPont Crop Protection (Vydate* C-LV, Vydate* L)
Eastsun Chemical Co., Ltd. (Email*)
Fertiagro Pte. Ltd. (Fertiamyl*)
Pilar AgriScience (Canada) Corp. (Pilaramy*)
Point Americas Inc. (Dale*, Zafiro*)
Sundat (S) Pte. Ltd. (Sunxamyl*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Hektas Ticaret T.A.S. (Heksamyl*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Vymyl*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-oxamyl*)
Villa Crop Protection (Platoon*)
Discontinued Names:
Pratt*
