Deltamethrin
Common namedeltamethrin (BSI, draft E-ISO); deltaméthrine ((f) draft F-ISO)IUPAC name(S)-a-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylateRoth: (S)-a-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R)-cis-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Chemical Abstracts name[1R-[1a(S),3a]]-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Other namesdecamethrin (rejected common name proposal)CAS RN[52918-63-5]; [52820-00-5] ((RS)- (1R)-cis- isomer pair) EEC no. 258-256-6
APPLICATIONS Mode of action Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Fast-acting. Uses A potent insecticide, effective by contact and ingestion against a wide range of pests. Crop protection uses include: Coleoptera (2.5-7.5 g/ha), Heteroptera (5.0-7.5 g/ha), Homoptera (6.2-12.5 g/ha), Lepidoptera (5.0-21 g/ha) and Thysanoptera (5-10 g/ha) in cereals, citrus, cotton, grapes, maize, oilseed rape, soya beans, top fruit and vegetables. It controls Acrididae (5.0-12.5 g/ha), and is recommended against locusts. Soil surface sprays (2.5-5.0 g/ha) control Noctuidae. It is used against indoor crawling and flying insects (12.5 mg/m2) and pests of stored grain (0.25-0.5 g/t) and timber (Blattodea, Culicidae, Muscidae). Dip or spray (12.5-75 mg/l), and pour-on (0.75 mg/kg b.w.) applications give good control of Muscidae, Tabanidae, Ixodidae and other Acari on cattle, sheep and pigs, etc.
formulations: 2.5%deltamethrin EC, 10%deltamethrin SC, 2.5%deltamethrin WP
