Insecticide
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Product Name |
abamectin (Avermectin) |
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IUPAC Name |
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CAS RN |
71751-41-2 |
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Mol. wt. |
873.1 (avermectin B1a); 859.1 (avermectin B1b) |
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M.f. |
C48H72O14 (avermectin B1a); C47H70O14 (avermectin B1b) |
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Form |
Colourless to pale yellow crystals |
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M.p. |
161.8-169.4°C (decomp.) |
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V.p. |
<3.7 X10 -3 mPa (25 °C) |
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Solubility |
In water 7-10 mg/l (20°C). |
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Mode of action |
Insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action. Has limited plant systemic activity, but exhibits translaminar movement. |
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Uses |
Control of motile stages of mites, leaf miners, suckers, Colorado beetles, etc. on ornamentals, cotton, citrus fruit, pome fruit, nut crops, vegetables, potatoes, and other crops. Application rates are 5.6 to 28 g/ha for mite control, 11 to 22 g/ha for control of leaf miners. Also used for control of fire ants. |
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Stability |
Stable to hydrolysis in aqueous solutions at pH 5, 7, and 9 (25°C). |
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Compatibility |
Not compatible with captan |
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Phytotoxicity |
May be phytotoxic to pome fruit when mixed with captan. |
USAGE: This product is an antibiotic agent, which is active against nematodes , insects, mites and the like. Injection and tablet made from the product are indicated for the treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes, hyproderma bovis, hyproderma lineatum, sheep nose bot, psoroptes ovis, sarcoptes scabiei Var suis, sarcoptes ovis and the like. Recommended dosage:0.2-0.3mg/kg b.w. avermectin. The product may be formulated as an insecticide and miticide cabbage worm, leaf-miners, psylla, nematodes and the like.
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