Product name

Cypermethrin

General info

Function: Insecticide

Specification: 94%TC, 20%EC, 10%EC, 5%EC, 10%WP, 5%WP

CAS: 52315-07-8 

High effective agrochemical

Toxicology

Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats 250-4150 (tech. 7180), mice 138 mg/kg.
Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >4920, rabbits >2460 mg/kg. Slight skin and eye irritant (rabbits). May be a weak skin sensitiser.
Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats 2.5 mg/l.
NOEL (2 y) for dogs 5, rats 7.5 mg/kg.
ADI (JECFA evaluation) 0.05 mg/kg b.w. [1996]; (JMPR) 0.05 mg/kg b.w.
Other Oral toxicity values for cypermethrin depend on such factors as: carrier,cis:trans ratio of the sample, species, sex, age and degree of fasting. Values reported sometimes differ markedly.
Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) II

Application

Control of a wide range of insects, especially Lepidoptera, but also Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, and other classes
Applicable Plants: fruit (including citrus), vines, vegetables, potatoes, cucurbits, lettuce, capsicums, tomatoes, cereals, maize, rice, soya beans, cotton, coffee, cocoa, pecans,
oilseed rape, beet, ornamentals, forestry, etc.
Control of flies and other insects in animal houses, and mosquitoes, cockroaches, houseflies and other insect pests in public health.
Also used as an animal ectoparasiticide.