Buprofezin 
Action/Use:
- Insect Growth Regulator
- ;
- Insecticide
Use:
Controls mealybugs, leafhoppers, pear psylla, planthoppers, scales, whiteflies. Applaud* for use on bananas, citrus, coffee, grapes, olives, pomegranates, tropical fruit; Centaur* for almonds, pistachios, apples, crabapple, loquat, mayhaw, quince, pear, stone fruit; Courier* for berries, head and stem brassicas, cotton, cucurbits, fruiting and leafy vegetables, snap beans; Talus* for greenhouse tomatoes, ornamentals.
Identification
Common Name(s): Buprofezin (BSI, ISOE); ; Buprofézine (ISOF)
Description
Properties: Pure, colorless crystalline solid. Melting point 104.5°-105.5°C. Vapor pressure 9.4 x 10-6 mmHg/25°C. Stable in acid and alkaline solutions. Solubility in acetone 240 g/l; benzene 370 g/l; toluene 320 g/l; ethanol 80 g/l.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Mode of Action: Inhibitor of chitin biosynthesis, type 1, Homopteran
Action Group: IRAC Group 16
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 0.9 mg/l at 25°C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Handling/storage Cautions: Avoid skin, eye contact, and inhalation. Store in a cool place
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 2198 mg/kg (male); 2355 mg/kg (female)
Suppliers and Branded Products
From:
Agsin Pte. Ltd. (ZaProzin*)
Coromandel International Limited (Marvin*, Ninja*)
Crystal Crop Protection Pvt. Ltd. (Tribune*)
Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. (Hilblaze*)
Hubei Sanonda Co., Ltd. (Puslin*)
Jingma Chemicals Ltd. (PuShiFen*)
M/S Modern Insecticides Ltd. (Activa*)
Nichino America, Inc. (Applaud*, Centaur*, Courier*)
Pilar AgriScience (Canada) Corp. (Pilan*)
SePRO Corp. (Talus*)
Formulators' Trade Names:
Agrolex Pte. Ltd. (Buprolex*)
Devidayal Sales Limited (Devifezin*)
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. (Apple*)
M/S HPM Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (Appolo*)
Rallis India Ltd. (Applaud*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Safflaoud*)
The Scientific Fertiliser Co. Pvt. Ltd. (Accord*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-buprofezin*)
United Phosphorus Ltd. (Maestro*)
Vietnam Pesticide Joint Stock Co. (VIPESCO) (Viappla*)
Villa Crop Protection (Beretta*)
Zelam Ltd. (Mortar*)
Premix Products:
+ lambda-Cyhalothrin
- Gradex* — Polsas Chemicals and Machinery Co.
- Tekvapp* — SAFA TARIM A.S.
+ Deltamethrin
- Appolo Super* — M/S HPM Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.
+ Fenobucarb
- Applaud BAS 27* — Vietnam Pesticide Joint Stock Co. (VIPESCO)
- Myeolpro* — SM-BT Co., Ltd.
+ Flubendiamide
- Tourismo* — Nichino America, Inc.
- Vetica* — Nichino America, Inc.
+ Imidacloprid
- Bupro Plus* — Willowood Ltd.
- Ya Shi Ning* — Shanghai Agro-Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
+ Isoprocarb
- Applaud MIPC 25* — Vietnam Pesticide Joint Stock Co. (VIPESCO)
+ Methidathion
- Fire* — Wangs Crop-Science Co., Ltd.
