Specification sheet |
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Acetamiprid is used to control Colorado potato beetle, fleahoppers, fruit moth, leafhoppers, leafminers, plant bugs, thrips, whiteflies on cotton, fruit, tobacco. potatoes, vegetables and ornamentals. |
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Mode of action |
Contact and stomach action. |
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CAS number |
135410-20-7 |
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Available formulations |
20% SP and SL |
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Packaging |
Available in all standards pack sizes or as per customer's specifications. |
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Labels and MSDS |
Labels are offered as per customers' requirements. |
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Trade name |
Customer can choose own brand name. |
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Biochemistry Agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, affecting the synapses in the insect central nervous system.
Uses Control of Hemiptera, especially aphids, Thysanoptera and Lepidoptera, by soil and foliar application, on a wide range of crops, especially vegetables, fruit and tea. Applied at 75-300 g/ha on vegetables, 100-700 g/ha in orchards.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE Animals Rapidly and almost completely absorbed (>96% after 24 h) and rapidly and almost completely excreted (90% after 96 h), mainly via urine. Extensively (>90%) metabolised, mainly by oxidation and demethylation. Plants Slowly degraded on or in plants, forming five identified metabolites