Flucycloxuron
Action/Use:
- Acaricide/Miticide
- ;
- Insecticide
Use:
Controls spider mites and rust mites on grapes, pome fruits, stone fruit, and ornamentals. Active against Colorado potato beetle larvae and a number of Lepidopterous insects.
Identification
Common Name(s): Flucycloxuron (BSI, ISOE, ISO-proposal)
Chemistry
Class: Substituted benzoylurea.
Properties: Off-white to yellow crystalline solid. Melting point 143.6°C. Apolar solvents poor, polar solvents poor to good.
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.
Outside U.S.A.: Registered in some Eastern European countries.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 >100 mg/l (96 h) (rainbow trout, bluegill sunfish); LC50 4.4 µg/l (96 h) (Daphnia). Bird: Dietary (8 day) LC50 >6000 mg/kg (mallard duck, bobwhite quail). Bee: LD50 >100 µg/bee (contact)
Soil Particle Adsorption: Rapidly and irreversibly adsorbed by soil/humic acid complex. Virtually immobile
Water Solubility: <1 µg/l
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: Tech (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >2000 mg/kg. Non-irritating to skin; mild eye irritant
Handling/storage Cautions: Store preferably cool but free of frost
Spill Control/cleanup: Collect spill and avoid letting product enter the sewage system
Product/waste Disposal: Dispose as chemical waste of low toxicity
Protective Clothing: Chemical-resistant gloves. Protective eyewear.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Discontinued Names:
Andalin*
