Product name                           

Trichlorfon 80% sp

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.