Active ingredient

Bifenthrin

Chemical name

(2-methyl[1,1-biphenyl]-3-yl)methyl 3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate  

Classification

Insecticide / Agrochemical

Formulation

96%TC, 2.5% EC, 5%EC, 0.5%SC

Biochemistry

Acts on the nervous system of insects, disturbs the function of neurons by interaction with the sodium channel.

 Mode of action

Contact and stomach action.

Usage

Effective against a broad range of foliar pests, including Coleoptera, Diptera, Heteroptera, Homoptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera; it also controls some species of Acarina. Crops include cereals, citrus, cotton, fruit, grapes, ornamentals and vegetables. Rates range from 5 g/ha against Aphididae in cereals to 45 g/ha against Aphididae and Lepidoptera in top fruit.

Applications

Oral : Acute oral LD50 for rats 54.5 mg/kg.

Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Non-irritant to skin; virtually non-irritating to eyes (rabbits). No skin sensitisation (guinea pigs).

Certificate of quality

Bifenthrin 96% Tech

 Item

Content, % 

Water, %

Acidity (Calculated as H2SO4), %

Acetone insoluble

Specification

≥96.0 

≤1.0 

≤0.3

≤0.5

CROP

DISEASE

RECOMMENDED RATE

Method of application

Tea tree

Tea geometrid, Euproctis pseudoconspersa Strand

300ml~600ml/ha

Spray

Tea tree

Tea empoasca flavescens

120ml~1500ml/ha

Spray

Citrus

Red Mite, Phylloxera

1800ml~2400ml/ha

Spray

Cotton

Cotton bollworm

1200ml~2100ml/ha

Spray