beta-Cyfluthrin insecticide for crop protection pest control
Product description
Beta-cyfluthrin is a pyrethroid insecticide. It has a low aqueous solubility, semi-volatile and is not expected to leach to groundwater. It is highly toxic to mammals and may be a neurotoxin. It is also highly toxic to fish, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic plants and honeybees but slightly less toxic to birds, algae and earthworms. It is used in agriculture, horticulture and viticulture to control a wide variety of indoor and outdoor pests including roaches, silverfish, fleas, spiders, ants, crickets, houseflies, ticks, mosquitoes, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, gnats, earwigs and more. It is also used against migratory locusts and grasshoppers and in public health and hygiene. Beta-cyfluthrin is the refined form of the synthetic pyrethroid, cyfluthrin, which is currently in use in a number of formulations in Australia and around the world.
Beta-cyfluthrin is an insecticide, acting as a contact and stomach poison. It combines a rapid knock-down effect with long lasting efficacy. It is not systemic in plants. It is used in agriculture, horticulture (field and protected crops) and viticulture. It is also used against migratory locusts and grassoppers and in public health and hygiene.
CropUse
Corn/Maize, Cotton, Wheat, Cereals, Soybean, Vegetables
Pest Spectrum
Beta-cyfluthrin is not an eye or skin irritant.