General product information:
| Product name |
Thiacloprid |
| CAS # |
111988-49-9 |
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Catologue |
Neonicotinoid insecticides |
| Additional Names |
3-(6-chloro-3-pyridinylmethyl)-1, 3-thiazolidin-2-ylidenecyanamide |
| Physical and chemical properties |
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| Toxicity data |
- Oral: Acute oral LD50 for male rats 836. female rats 444 mg/Kg.
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Percutaneous: Acute dermal LD50 for male and female rats >2000 mg/Kg
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Non-irritating to skin and eyes (rabbits).Not a skin sensitiser (guninea pigs).
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Inhalation: (4 h) for male rats >2535, female rats c. 1223 mg/m³ air aerosol). |
Product Introduction:
Like imidacloprid, thiacloprid is an agonist at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Consequently, there is no cross-resistance to insecticides from the pyrethroid, organophosphate or carbamate families and thus thaicloprid can be recommended for inclusion in insect resistance mangement strategies. Although similar in structure to imidacloprid, thiacloprid is reported to bring significant advantanges.
Crops uses:
Apples, brassicas, camellias, cherries, citrus, cotton, cucumbers, loquats, maybushes, melons, nectarines, ornamentals,peaches, pears, peppers, plums, pome fruits, potatoes, raspberries, rice, roses, squash, stone fruits, strawberries, tomatoes, vegetable, vines.
Pest Spectrum:
Control pests in pome-fruits and stone fruits, e.g. coding moth, oriental peach moth, cherry fruit fly and the Mediterranean fruit fly. Effective against blossom beetle in oilseed rape and the olive fruit fly. Control of aphids, leafminers, scale insects, weevis in berry fruits.
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