Status: ISO 1750 (approved)
IUPAC: 2-methylbiphenyl-3-ylmethyl (Z)-(1RS,3RS)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate or 2-methylbiphenyl-3-ylmethyl (Z)-(1RS)-cis-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
CAS: 82657-04-3
Formula: C23H22ClF3O2
Activity: acaricides (pyrethroid ester acaricides)
insecticides (pyrethroid ester insecticides)
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Bifenthrin APPLICATIONS
Mode of action Contact and stomach action. Uses Effective against a broad range of foliar pests, including Coleoptera, Diptera, Heteroptera, Homoptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera; it also controls some species of Acarina. Crops include cereals, citrus, cotton, fruit, grapes, ornamentals and vegetables. Rates range from 5 g a.i./ha against Aphididae in cereals to 45 g/ha against Aphididae and Lepidoptera in top fruit. Formulation types EC; GR. SC; UL; WP. Compatibility Not compatible with alkaline materials. Selected tradenames: 'Talstar' (FMC)

Bifenthrin OTHER TRADENAMES
'Biflex' (FMC); 'Brigade' (FMC); 'Capture' (FMC); 'Semafor' (FMC); 'Starion' (FMC); 'Aripyreth' (for termites) (FMC, Nihon Nohyaku)

Bifenthrin ANALYSIS
Product analysis by glc; hplc for analysis of isomer content. Residue analysis by glc with ECD. Details available from FMC Agricultural Chemicals Group. Analysis of pyrethroids reviewed by E. Papadopoulou-Mourkidou in Comp. Analyt. Profiles.