NOMENCLATURE
Common name fenitrothion
IUPAC name O,O-dimethyl O-4-nitro-m-tolyl phosphorothioate
Chemical Abstracts name
O,O-dimethyl O-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)phosphorothioate
CAS RN [122-14-5]
APPLICATIONS
Mode of action
Non-systemic, broad spectrum with contact and stomach action. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor.
Uses
Control of chewing, sucking, and boring insects in cereals, soft fruit, tropical fruit, vines, rice, sugar cane, vegetables, turf, and forestry. Also used as a public health insecticide for control of household insects (flies, cockroaches, and other insects) by application to breeding sites; for control of flies in animal houses; for control of stored product insect pests; for control of mosquito larvae (as a vector control agent for malaria); and for control of locusts.
Formulation types
Fenitrothion 95%TC
Fenitrothion 50%EC
Packing details
10ML ~200L for liquid formulations, 1G~25KG for solid formulations |
