Active ingredient

Abamectin 

Chemical name

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

Classification

Insecticide / Agrochemical

Formulation

95%Tech 1.8%EC, 3.6%EC, 5.4%EC

Biochemistry
 

Acts by stimulating the release of g-aminobutyric acid, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, thus causing paralysis. See M. J. Turner & J. M. Schaeffer in Ivermectin and Abamectin, W. C. Cambell ed., Springer-Verlag, New York (1989) p. 73.

 Mode of action

Insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action. Has limited plant systemic activity, but exhibits translaminar movement.

Usage

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

Applications
 

1. It has driving and killing effect on nematodes, insects and mites. It can be used for the treatment of nematodes disease, mite disease as well as parasitic disease of livestock and poultry. 
2. It has good control efficacy and delayed resistance for various kinds of pests of citrus, vegetables, cotton, apples, tobacco, soybeans and tea.
3. It can be used for the prevention of many kinds of pests or pest mites of vegetables, fruit and cotton.