Tetradifon
Action/Use:
- Larvicide
Use:
Used on citrus, cotton, fruit, hops, nuts, tea, vegetables, and ornamentals. Ovicidal activity on spider mites.
Identification
Common Name(s): Tetradifon (ANSI, ISO, BSI, JMAF, ESA); ; Tedion (former exception in Turkey, USSR)
Chemistry
Class: Chlorinated bridged diphenyl.
Properties: Resistant to hydrolysis by acid or alkali. Soluble in acetone and alcohol; more soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons, chloroform, and dioxan.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Mode of Action: Inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation, via distruption of ATP formation (inhibitor of ATP synthase)
Action Group: IRAC Group 12
Registration
U.S.A.: Not registered.
Outside U.S.A.: Tedion V-18* in various European, Middle-Eastern, Far-East, South American, and Central American countries.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 >10 mg/l (3 h) (carp). Bird: Low. Dietary (6 day) LC50 > 5000 mg/kg (mallard duck, bobwhite quail, Japanese quail, pheasant). Bee: Nontoxic
Water Solubility: 0.05 mg/l at 20°C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 >14,700 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >10,000 mg/kg. Not mutagenic or teratogenic
Product/waste Disposal: Dispose of as chemical waste of low toxicity
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Formulators' Trade Names:
Agro Chemicals Industries Ltd. (ACI) (Acimite*)
Agrolex Pte. Ltd. (Amidion*)
Hektas Ticaret T.A.S. (Tetrafon*)
Koruma Tarim A.S. (Kordion V-18*)
Ladda Co., Ltd. (Newborn*)
Polsas Chemicals and Machinery Co. (Mitidiyon V-18*)
Proficol (Theron*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Akardion*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-tetradifon*)
Premix Products:
+ Bromopropylate
- Alfacar* — Premier.Shukuroglou Cyprus Ltd.
+ Cyhexatin
- Plidion* — Chemia S.p.A.
+ Dicofol
- Acarin* T — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Cekudit* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
- Kelion*
- Mitigan Combi* — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Tracofol* — TRAGUSA (Tratamientos Guadalquivir S.L.)
- Vapcothion* — VAPCO, Veterinary & Agricultural Products Mfg. Co. Ltd.
+ Dicofol+ Dimethoate
- Cekudit Combi* — United Phosphorus Ltd.
+ Dinobuton
- Acarelte Forte* — Probelte S.A.
+ Ethion
- Hazodrex* — Ladda Co., Ltd.
+ Propargite
- Dictator Plus* — VAPCO, Veterinary & Agricultural Products Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- Vulcano* — Proficol
Discontinued Names:
Acaroil TD*
Aracnol K*
Badilin Blumenspray*
Ditranil*
Neotox*
Neotox Super*
Oleofac*
Omite* TD
Ovifac*
Pol-Akaritox*
Propachem-Super*
Tedion V-18*
Tetrafol*
Tetrapaz*
Woprotetra*
