Status: ISO 1750 (published)
IUPAC: 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate
CAS: 1563-66-2
Formula: C12H15NO3
Activity: acaricides (carbamate acaricides)
insecticides (benzofuranyl methylcarbamate insecticides)
nematicides (carbamate nematicides)

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Carbofuran APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Cholinesterase inhibitor. Mode of action Systemic, with predominantly contact and stomach action. Uses Control of soil-dwelling and foliar-feeding insects (including wireworms, white grubs, millipedes, symphylids, frit flies, bean seed flies, root flies, flea beetles, weevils, sciarid flies, aphids, thrips, etc.) and nematodes in vegetables, ornamentals, beet, maize, sorghum, sunflowers, oilseed rape, potatoes, alfalfa, peanuts, soya beans, sugar cane, rice, cotton, coffee, cucurbits, tobacco, lavender, citrus, vines, strawberries, bananas, mushrooms, and other crops. Formulation types FS; GR; SC; WP. Compatibility Incompatible with alkaline materials. Selected tradenames: 'Curaterr' (Bayer); 'Furadan' (FMC); 'Agrofuran' (Sanonda); 'Carbodan' (Makhteshim-Agan); 'Carbosip' (Sipcam); 'Cekufuran' (Cequisa); 'Chinufur' (Agro-Chemie); 'Furacarb' (Aimco); 'Fury' (Nagarjuna Agrichem); 'Terrafuran' (Sanachem)

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