Skin and eye Acute
percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >5000 mg/kg; (tech.) for rats >2000
mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4-6 h) for rats >0.2 mg/l (14
ppb).
NOEL (2 y) for rats 1 mg/kg
b.w. daily; (18 mo) for mice 0.7 mg/kg b.w. daily; (2 y) for dogs 1 mg/kg
b.w. daily.
ADI (JMPR) 0.01 mg/kg b.w.
[1999].
Other Non-teratogenic.
Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) II
Applications
Mode of action Non-systemic
insecticide with contact, stomach, and respiratory action.
Uses Control of Coleoptera,
Diptera, Homoptera and Lepidoptera in soil or on foliage in over 100 crops,
including pome fruit, stone fruit, citrus fruit, nut crops, strawberries,
figs, bananas, vines, vegetables, potatoes, beet, tobacco, soya beans,
sunflowers, sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice, cotton, alfalfa, cereals, maize,
sorghum, asparagus, glasshouse and outdoor ornamentals, turf, and in
forestry. Also used for control of household pests (Blattellidae, Muscidae,
Isoptera), mosquitoes (larvae and adults) and in animal houses.
Phytotoxicity Non-phytotoxic to
most plant species when used as recommended. Poinsettias, azaleas, camellias,
and roses may be injured.