Description

1.Melting?Point:78.5°C

2.Vapour?Pressure:13.33(100°C)?

3.Molecular?weight:257.45?

4.Density:1.73g/cm3

5.Solubility?(20°C)?:?In?water?120g/L?,?toluene?20-50g/L,?dichloromethane?,

??isopropanol?>?200g/L

Toxicity

ReviewsJECFA?54,?FAO/WHO?30,?31?(see?part?2?of?the?Bibliography).

IARC?ref.?30?class?3?

Oral?Acute?oral?LD50?for?male?and?female?rats?c.250?mg/kg.?

Skin?and?eye?Acute?percutaneous?LD50?(24?h)?for?male?and?

female?rats?>5000?mg/kg.?Not?irritating?to?skin?and?eye?(rabbits).

Inhalation?LC50?(4?h)?for?male?and?female?rats?>2.3?mg/l?air?(aerosol).?

NOEL?(2?y)?for?rats?100,?for?mice?300?mg/kg?diet;?(4?y)?for?dogs?50?mg/kg?diet.

ADI?(JECFA)?0.02?mg/kg?b.w.?[2000];?(JMPR)?0.01?mg/kg?b.w.?[1978].

Toxicity?class?WHO?(a.i.)?II;?EPA?(formulation)?II?

EC?classification?Xn;?R22|?R43

Mode?of?action????????????

Non-systemic?insecticide?with?contact?and?stomach?action.?

Function

Insecticidal?control?in?agriculture,?horticulture,?forestry,?

food?storage,?gardening,?households,?and?animal?husbandry.?

In?particular,?control?of?Diptera,?Lepidoptera,?Hymenoptera,?Hemiptera,?

and?Coleoptera?on?many?crops.?For?agricultural?uses,?applied?at?

300-1200?g/ha.?Also?used?to?control?household?pests?such?as?flies,

?cockroaches,?fleas,?bed?bugs,?silverfish,?ants,?etc.;?as?a?fly?bait

?in?farm?buildings?and?animal?houses;?and?for?control?of?

ectoparasites?on?domestic?animals.