Status: ISO 1750 (approved)
IUPAC: 2-tert-butylimino-3-isopropyl-5-phenyl-1,3,5-thiadiazinan-4-one
CAS: 69327-76-0
Formula: C16H23N3OS
Activity: insecticides

Structure:

Buprofezin APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Probable chitin synthesis and prostaglandin inhibitor. Hormone disturbing effect, leading to suppression of ecdysis. Mode of action Persistent insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action; not translocated in the plant. Inhibits moulting of nymphs and larvae, leading to death. Also suppresses oviposition by adults; treated insects lay sterile eggs. Uses Insecticide with persistent larvicidal action against Homoptera, some Coleoptera and also Acarina. Effective against Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae (leafhoppers) and Delphacidae (planthoppers) in rice, at 50-250 g/ha; Cicadellidae (lady beetle) in potatoes; Aleyrodidae (whitefly) in citrus, cotton and vegetables, at 0.025-0.075 g/ha; Coccidae, Diaspididae (scale insects) and Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) in citrus and top fruit, at 25-50 g/hl; Tarsonemidae in vegetables, at 250-500 g/ha. Suitable for IPM programmes. Phytotoxicity Slightly phytotoxic to Chinese cabbage. Formulation types DP; GR; SC; WP. Selected tradenames: 'Applaud' (Nihon Nohyaku)

Buprofezin ANALYSIS
Product by gc. Residues in soil and rice plants and water, by gc with ECD (M. Uchida et al., J. Pestic. Sci., 7, 397 (1982)); in crops, by gc with NPD (H. Nishizawa et al., J. AOAC International, 77, 1631 (1994)). Details from Nihon Nohyaku.

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