Insecticide manufacturer Dipterex/Trichlorphon/Trichlorfon 80%             

Product name                           

 Supernat

 Common name

 Trichlorfon

 IUPAC name

 Dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethylphosphonate

 Chemical name

 Dimethyl (2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethyl)phosphonate

 CAS No.

 52-68-6

 Molecular formula

 C4H8Cl3O4P

 Molecular weight

 257.4

 Biochemistry

 Cholinesterase inhibitor; activity may be due to in vivo conversion to dichlorvos (q.v.).

 Mode of action

 Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action.

 Uses

 Insecticidal control in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, food storage, gardening, households, and animal husbandry. In particular, control of Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, and Coleoptera on many crops. For agricultural uses, applied at 300-1200 g/ha. Also used to control household pests such as flies, cockroaches, fleas, bed bugs, silverfish, ants, etc.; as a fly bait in farm buildings and animal houses; and for control of ectoparasites on domestic animals.

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