Common name: Chlorpyrifos
Chemical name: O,O-diethyl O-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothioate
Chemical calss: Insecticide
Molecular formula: C8H14Cl4NO3PS
CAS NO.: 2921-88-2
Properties:
Colourless crystals, with a mild mercaptan odour. M.p.
42-43.5°C. V.p. 2.7 mPa (25 °C). S.g./density 1.44 (20°C).
In water c. 1.4 mg/L (25°C). In benzene 7900, acetone 6500, chloroform 6300, carbon disulfide 5900, diethyl
ether 5100, xylene 5000, iso-octanol 790, methanol 450 (all in g/kg, 25°C).
Mode of action:
Non-systemic insecticide with contact, stomach, and respiratory action.
Usage:
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.
Normal Formulations:
95% Tech., 20%, 40%, 48%EC, 40%EW, 10%GR
