Insecticide Carbaryl 85% WP

Detailed Product Description

Insecticide Carbaryl 85% WP:

Composition Tech. grade is ?9% pure. 

Mol. wt. 201.2 

M.f. C12H11NO2 

Form Colourless to light tan crystals. 

M.p. 142  

V.p. 4.1 ?10-2 mPa (23.5 ) 

KOW logP = 1.85  Henry 7.39 ?10-5 Pa m3 mol-1 (calc.) 

S.g./density 1.232 (20 ) 

Solubility In water 120 mg/l (20 ). Readily soluble in polar organic solvents. In dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide 400-450, acetone 200-300, cyclohexanone 200-250, isopropanol 100, xylene 100 (all in g/kg, 25 ). 

Stability Stable under neutral and weakly acidic conditions. Hydrolysed in alkaline media to 1-naphthol; DT50 c. 12 d (pH 7), 3.2 h (pH 9). Stable to light and heat. 

F.p. 193

Uses Control of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and other chewing and sucking insects, at 0.25-2.0 kg a.i./ha, on more than 120 different crops, including vegetables, tree fruit (including citrus), mangoes, bananas, strawberries, nuts, vines, olives, okra, cucurbits, peanuts, soya beans, cotton, rice, tobacco, cereals, beet, maize, sorghum, alfalfa, potatoes, ornamentals, forestry, etc. Control of earthworms in turf. Used as a growth regulator for fruit thinning of apples. Also used as an animal ectoparasiticide.  Phytotoxicity Non-phytotoxic if used as directed. Under certain conditions, some varieties of apple and pear may be injured.  Formulation types DP; GR; OF; RB; SC; TK; WP.