Thiocyclam
Action/Use:
- Insecticide
Use:
For Coleopterous and Lepidopterous pests, Colorado potato beetle, corn borer, leafminers, stemborers, and sugarbeet weevil on crops such as maize, potatoes, rape, irrigated rice, sugar beets, sugarcane, vegetables and fruit trees.
Identification
Common Name(s): Thiocyclam (ISO, BSI, JMAF)
Chemistry
Class: Nereistoxin.
Properties: Colorless, odorless crystalline solid melting with decomposition at 125-128°C. Half-life at 25°C in buffered aqueous solutions (40 ppm) approx. 183 days at pH 5, 6 days at pH 9 and pH 7. Very sensitive to light. Solubility in acetone, ethanol, <1%. Practically insoluble in chloroform, toluol, n-hexane.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Nereistoxin analogue
Mode of Action: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist/anatagonist
Action Group: IRAC Group 4
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 1.01 mg/l (96 h) (carp); 0.04 mg/l; (96 h) (rainbow trout). Bee: Moderately toxic
Water Solubility: 8.4% (23°C)
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING
Toxicity Class: II
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 399 mg/kg (male), 370 mg/kg (female); Dermal 1000 mg/kg (male), 880 (female)
Handling/storage Cautions: Stable at room temperature. Store in original container in locked area, away from children, food, feed
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Acme Organics Pvt. Ltd. (Acmeclam*)
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (Evisect*, Evisekt*)
Sundat (S) Pte. Ltd. (Suncyclam*)
Wangs Crop-Science Co., Ltd. (Cyclate*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Proficol (Nerisect*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Glenron's*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-thiocyclam*)
Willowood Ltd. (Swift*)
