Insecticide, acaricide

NOMENCLATURE
Common name buprofezin (BSI, draft E-ISO); Buprofezine ((f) draft F-ISO)
CAS RN [69327-76-0]

APPLICATIONS
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; Cicadellidae (lady beetle) in potatoes; Aleyrodidae (whitefly) in citrus, cotton and vegetables; Coccidae, Diaspididae (scale insects) and Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) in citrus and top fruit; Tarsonemidae in vegetables. Suitable for IPM programmes.

Phytotoxicity Slightly phytotoxic to Chinese cabbage.

Selected tradenames: 'Applaud' (Nihon Nohyaku)