Common name

endosulfan

Product category

Insecticide, acaricide

Chemical name

(1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachloro-8,9,10-trinorborn-5-en-2,3-ylenebismethylene) sulfite; 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepine 3-oxide

CAS Number

115-29-7

Molecular formula

C9H6Cl6O3S

packing

application

Biochemistry

Antagonist of the GABA receptor-chloride channel complex. 

Mode of action

Non-systemic insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action.  Uses

Control of sucking, chewing, and boring insects and mites on a very wide range of crops, including fruit (including citrus), vines (0.1-0.2%), olives, vegetables including potatoes (0.1-0.2%), ornamentals, cucurbits, cotton (1.5-2.5 l/ha), tea (1.0-2.0 l/ha), coffee (1.5-2.0 l/ha), rice (1.5-2.0 l/ha), cereals (1.0-2.0 l/ha), maize and sorghum (1.5-2.5 l/ha), oilseed crops (1.0-2.0 l/ha), hops, hazels, sugar cane (1.5-2.5 l/ha), tobacco (0.8-1.5 l/ha), alfalfa, mushrooms, forestry, glasshouse crops, etc. Also controls tsetse flies.

Phytotoxicity

Glasshouse geraniums and chrysanthemums, alfalfa, and lima beans may be injured. 

Formulation types

DP; EC; GR; UL; SC; WP; Powder concentrate. 

Compatibility

Incompatible with strongly alkaline materials