Insecticide Mixture Pesticides Chlorpyrifos 50% and Cypermethrin 5% Ec

Biochemistry

Cholinesterase inhibitor.

Mode of action

Non-systemic insecticide with contact, stomach, and respiratory action.

Uses

Control of Coleoptera, Diptera, Homoptera and Lepidoptera in soil or on foliage in over 100 crops, including pome fruit, stone fruit, citrus fruit, nut crops, strawberries, figs, bananas, vines, vegetables, potatoes, beet, tobacco, soya beans, sunflowers, sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice, cotton, alfalfa, cereals, maize, sorghum, asparagus, glasshouse and outdoor ornamentals, turf, and in forestry. Also used for control of household pests (Blattellidae, Muscidae, Isoptera), mosquitoes (larvae and adults) and in animal houses.

Phytotoxicity

Non-phytotoxic to most plant species when used as recommended. Poinsettias, azaleas, camellias, and roses may be injured.

Compatibility

Incompatible with alkaline materials.

Biochemistry

Acts on the nervous system of the insect, and disturbs the function of neurons by interaction with the sodium channel.

Mode of action

Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Also exhibits anti-feeding action. Good residual activity on treated plants.

Uses

Control of a wide range of insects, especially Lepidoptera, but also Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, and other classes, in fruit (including citrus), vines, vegetables, potatoes, cucurbits, lettuce, capsicums, tomatoes, cereals, maize, soya beans, cotton, coffee, cocoa, rice, pecans, oilseed rape, beet, ornamentals, forestry, etc. Applied at 10-100 g/ha in field crops; 10-50 g/ha in fruit. Control of flies and other insects in animal houses; and mosquitoes, cockroaches, houseflies and other insect pests in public health. Also used as an animal ectoparasiticide.

Compatibility

Incompatible with alkaline materials.