Common name

deltamethrin

Product category

Insecticide

Chemical name

[1R-[1a(S*),3a]]-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dibromoethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate(Chemical Abstracts name) 

CAS Number

52918-63-5

Molecular formula

C₂₂H₁₉Br₂NO₃

appearance

Colourless crystals

packing

application

Biochemistry

Like all pyrethroids, prevents the sodium channels from functioning, so that no transmission of nerve impulses can take place. 

Mode of action

Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Fast-acting.  Uses

A potent insecticide, effective by contact and ingestion against a wide range of pests. Crop protection uses include: Coleoptera (2.5-7.5 g/ha), Heteroptera (5.0-7.5 g/ha), Homoptera (6.2-12.5 g/ha), Lepidoptera (5.0-21 g/ha) and Thysanoptera (5-10 g/ha) in cereals, citrus, cotton, grapes, maize, oilseed rape, soya beans, top fruit and vegetables. It controls Acrididae (5.0-12.5 g/ha), and is recommended against locusts. Soil surface sprays (2.5-5.0 g/ha) control Noctuidae. It is used against indoor crawling and flying insects (12.5 mg/m2) and pests of stored grain (0.25-0.5 g/t) and timber (Blattodea, Culicidae, Muscidae). Dip or spray (12.5-75 mg/l), and pour-on (0.75 mg/kg b.w.) applications give good control of Muscidae, Tabanidae, Ixodidae and other Acari on cattle, sheep and pigs, etc.

Formulation types

DP; EC; EG; EW; GR; HN; PO; SC; SL; TB; UL; WG; WP.