Cas no:71751-41-2


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.

Uses:
Abamectin is used to control insect and mite pests of a range of agronomic, fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops, and it is used by homeowners for control of fire ants. Abamectin is also used as a veterinary antihelmintic. Resistance to abamectin based antihelmintics, although a growing problem, is not as common as to other classes of veterinary antihelmintics.

Formulation types
Abamectin 1.8%ec
Abamectin 1.8%ew
Abamectin 3.6%ec
Abamectin 5%wp
Abamectin 5%wdg
Abamectin 5.4%ec