Product Name

Abamectin

Function

Insecticide

Specification

95%Tech, 18g/L EC

Chemical Name

5-O-demethylavermectin A1a (i) mixture with 5-O-demethyl-25-de(1-methylpropyl)-25-(1-methylethyl)avermectin A1a (ii)

CAS No.

71751-41-2

Empirical Formula

C48H72O14 (avermectin B1a); C47H70O14 (avermectin B1b)

Toxicology

Oral Acute oral LD50 (in sesame oil) for rats 10, mice 13.6 mg/kg; (in water) for rats 221 mg/kg. 

Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Mild eye irritant; non-irritating to skin (rabbits). 

ADI (JMPR) 0.002 mg/kg b.w. [1997] (for sum of abamectin and 8,9-Z- isomer); 0.001 mg/kg b.w. [1995] (for residues not containing D-8,9-isomer). 

Other Non-mutagenic in the Ames test. 

Toxicity class EPA (formulation) IV

Applications

Mode of action Insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action. Has limited plant systemic activity, but exhibits translaminar movement.  Uses Control of motile stages of mites, leaf miners, suckers, Colorado beetles, etc. on ornamentals, cotton, citrus fruit, pome fruit, nut crops, vegetables, potatoes, and other crops. Application rates are 5.6 to 28 g/ha for mite control, 11 to 22 g/ha for control of leaf miners. Also used for control of fire ants. Phytotoxicity May be phytotoxic to pome fruit when mixed with captan.

Package

25KG/Drum, 200L/Drun,5L/Drum, etc