Triflumuron
Action/Use:
- Insecticide
Use:
Controls cabbage moth, codling moth, corn borer, leafminer, potato weevil, sawfly, tortrix moth in citrus, coffee, cotton, forestry, maize, oil, pome fruit, potatoes, tea, vegetables, etc.
Identification
Common Name(s): Triflumuron (ISO, BSI)
Chemistry
Class: Benzoylurea.
Properties: Colorless powder. Melting point 195°C. Vapor pressure 40 nPa at 20°C. Soluble in dichlormethane; barely soluble in 2-propanol, toluene, n-hexane. Stable to hydrolysis in neutral media and acids, hydrolysed by alkali.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: benzoylureas
Mode of Action: inhibitor of chitin biosynthesis, type 0
Action Group: IRAC Group 15
Registration
U.S.A.: Not registered.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 0.025 mg/l at 20° C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral/Dermal LD50 >5000 mg/kg b.w
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Agsin Pte. Ltd. (Altin*)
Bayer CropScience (Alsystin*, Baycidal*, Starycide*)
Zagro Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Altin*)
Premix Products:
+ Tebuconazole
- Raxil* T — Bayer CropScience
Discontinued Names:
Tamaron Combi*
