Active ingredient

Product name

Diflubenzuron 20%SC 

Chemical name

N-[[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide 

CAS No

35367-38-5

Molecular Formula

C14H9ClF2N2O2 

Pesticide category

Insecticide

Mode of Action

Non-systemic insect growth regulator with contact and stomach action. Acts at time of insect moulting, or at hatching of eggs.

Characteristics and Uses

For control of a wide range of leaf-eating insects in forestry, woody ornamentals and fruit. Controls certain major pests in cotton, soya beans, citrus, tea, vegetables and mushrooms. Also controls larvae of flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers and migratory locusts. Used as an ectoparasiticide on sheep for control of lice, fleas and blowfly larvae. Due to its selectivity and rapid degradation in soil and water, diflubenzuron has no or only a slight effect on the natural enemies of various harmful insect species.