NOMENCLATURE
Common name chlorpyrifos
IUPAC name O,O-Diethyl-O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl) phosphorothioate
Chemical Abstracts name O,O-Diethyl-O-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothioate
CAS RN [2921-88-2]
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.
Formulation types
Chlorpyrifos 2.5%WP
Chlorpyrifos 30%EW
Chlorpyrifos 30%ME
Chlorpyrifos 30%CS
Chlorpyrifos 40%EC
Chlorpyrifos 48%EC
Packing details
10ML ~200L for liquid formulations, 1G~25KG for solid formulations |
