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Fipronil is a broad-spectrum phenylpyrazole insecticide. It inhibits the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in the central nervous system of insects, blocking the transmission of nerve signals, causing insects to become overexcited, convulse, and eventually die.
Product Details
Basic Information
Chemical Name: 5 - Amino - 1-(2,6 - dichloro -α,α,α- trifluoro - p - tolyl)-4 - trifluoromethylsulfinylpyrazole
Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₄Cl₂F₆N₄OS
Molecular Weight: 437.2 g/mol
CAS Number:120068-37-3
Appearance: White to off-white crystalline powder
Solubility: Slightly soluble in water (about 0.0001 mg/L at 20°C), easily soluble in organic solvents such as acetone and xylene
Vapor pressure: 3.7×10⁻¹⁰ Pa (20°C)
Product name | Fipronil 5%SC |
Biochemistry | Insecticide which acts as a blocker of the GABA-regulated chloride channel. Insects resistant or tolerant to pyrethroid, cyclodiene, organophosphorus and/or carbamate insecticides are susceptible to fipronil. |
Mode of action | Broad-spectrum insecticide, toxic by contact and ingestion. Limited xylem systemicity in some monocotyledonous crops. Can be used to control insects when applied as a soil or seed treatment. Good to excellent residual control following foliar application. |
Uses | Control of multiple species of thrips on a broad range of crops by foliar, soil or seed treatment. Control of corn rootworms, wireworms and termites by soil treatment in maize. Control of boll weevils and plant bugs on cotton, diamond-back moths on crucifers, and colorado beetle on potatoes, by foliar application. Control of stem borers, leaf miners, planthoppers, leaf folders/rollers and weevils in rice. Foliar application rates range from 10-80 g/ha; soil treatment rates 100-200 g/ha. |
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