Bifenthrin
Action/Use:
- Acaricide/Miticide
- ;
- Insecticide
Use:
For use on artichokes, beans, brassica, caneberries, canola, citrus, corn, cotton, crambe, cucurbits, eggplant, grapes, hops, okra, lettuce, pears, peas, peppers, potatoes, rapeseed, soybeans, spinach, strawberries, sweet potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes. Bidrin* XPII for use on cotton. Justice* for soybeans. ProStore* for stored grain pests. Onyx*, and OnyxPro* for lawns, nursery, and greenhouse ornamentals. Skyraider* for use on tree nuts. Athena* for use on almonds and walnuts in California only.
Identification
Common Name(s): Bifenthrin (ANSI, BSI, ISO-E draft); ; Bifenthrine (ISO-F draft)
Chemistry
Class: Pyrethroid.
Properties: Off-white to pale tan waxy solid; very faint slightly sweet odor. Melting point 57°-64°C. Vapor pressure 1.81 x 10-7 mm Hg (25°C); specific gravity 1.212 g/ml (25°C). Soluble in acetone, chloroform, ether, methylene chloride, and toluene.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: pyrethroids; pyrethrins
Mode of Action: sodium channel modulators
Action Group: IRAC Group 3A
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Tech: Fish: LC50 0.15 ppb (96 h) (rainbow trout); 0.35 ppb (bluegill). Bird: (Oral) LD50 >2150 mg/kg (mallard); 1800 mg/kg (bobwhite). Dietary (8 day): LC50 1280 ppm (mallard); 4450 ppm (bobwhite)
Water Solubility: <0.1 ppb
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING (Brigade*, Capture*, Onyx*, OnyxPro*)
Toxicity Class: II
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 375 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal >2000 mg/kg
Handling/storage Cautions: Keep out of reach of children and animals. Store in original containers in cool, dry place and avoid excess heat. Carefully open containers. After partial use, replace lids and close tightly. Do not put concentrate or diluted material into food or drink containers. Do not contaminate other pesticides, fertilizers, water, food or feed by storage or disposal
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
AMVAC Chemical Corp. (Discipline*, Wisdom*)
BASF Corporation (Attain* TR)
Fertiagro Pte. Ltd. (Altar*)
FMC Corp. (BaseLine*, Brigade*, Capture* LFR, Onyx*, OnyxPro*)
Makhteshim Agan Group (Fanfare*, Seizer*, Skyraider*)
MANA - Makhteshim Agan North America, Inc. (Fanfare* ES)
Nufarm Americas Inc. (Menace*)
Pilar AgriScience (Canada) Corp. (Pilarstar*)
Rallis India Ltd. (Impeder*)
United Phosphorus Inc. (Bifenture*, UP-Star*, UP-Star* Gold)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Bifenture*, Bisect* L, Disect*, Milord*, UP-Star*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Agricultura Nacional SA de CV (AKARIS*)
Agrisel USA Inc. (Bifen Pro Plus*)
Devidayal Sales Limited (Deviflex*)
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. (Markar*)
Hektas Ticaret T.A.S. (Battalion*)
Insecticidas Internacionales, C.A. (Scorpion*)
Invesa S.A. (Kunfu*)
Loveland Products, Inc. (Bisect* L, Sniper*)
M/S HPM Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (Histar*)
Nanjing Red Sun Co., Ltd. (Guo Xing*)
Parijat Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Polestar*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Takeoff*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-bifenthrin*)
Willowood Ltd. (Pinto*, Willobifen*, Wilthrin*)
Winfield Solutions, LLC (Tundra*)
Premix Products:
+ Abamectin
- Athena* — FMC Corp.
+ Acetamiprid
- Justice* — Gowan Company
+ Amitraz
- Bifex* — SAFA TARIM A.S.
+ Chlorethoxyfos
- SmartChoice* 5G Lock'n Load — AMVAC Chemical Corp.
- SmartChoice* 5G SmartBox — AMVAC Chemical Corp.
+ Chlorpyrifos
- Pyrinex* Star — Makhteshim Agan Group
- Tundra* Supreme — Winfield Solutions, LLC
+ Clothianidin
+ zeta-Cypermethrin+ Imidacloprid
- Triple Crown* — FMC Corp.
+ Dicrotophos
- Bidrin* XPII — AMVAC Chemical Corp.
+ Imidacloprid
- Brigadier* — FMC Corp.
- Swagger* — Loveland Products, Inc.
+ Indole-3-butyric Acid
- Empower* 2 — Helena Chemical Co.
Discontinued Names:
Bodyguard*
Capture*
Double Threat*
Empower*
Onyx*
OnyxPro*
ProStore*
