Pirimicarb
Action/Use:
- Aphicide
Use:
For a wide range of crops including cereals, fruit, potatoes, sugarbeets, and vegetables.
Identification
Common Name(s): Pirimicarb (ANSI, BSI, ISOE, JMAF); ; Pyrimicarbe (ISOF)
Chemistry
Properties: Aqueous solutions unstable to UV light. Vapor pressure 1.6 x 10-5 mm Hg at 25°C. Soluble in most organic solvents.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Carbamate
Mode of Action: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor
Action Group: IRAC Group 1
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish, Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: 0.27%
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING
Toxicity Class: II
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 147 mg/kg. Dermal LD50 >500 mg/kg. Relatively nontoxic to beneficial predators, parasites, and bees
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Agsin Pte. Ltd. (Pirikill*)
Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd. (Pilly*)
Pilar AgriScience (Canada) Corp. (Pilarma*)
Sundat (S) Pte. Ltd. (Primisun*)
Syngenta (Aficida*, Aphox*, Cierto*, Fernos*, Pirimor*, Rapid*)
Zagro Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Pirikill*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-pirimicarb*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Tomba*)
Villa Crop Protection (Apex*)
Premix Products:
+ lambda-Cyhalothrin
- Okapi* — Syngenta
+ Phosalone
- Faster* — Bayer CropScience
Discontinued Names:
Abol*
Afidane*
Inter-Pirimicarb*
Romicarb*
