Acetamiprid

(E) -N1 -[( 6-chloro- 3-pyridyl) methyl] -N2 -cyano- N1 - methylacetamidin (IUPAC)

White to slightly yellowish powder, odorless solid

Fixed

98.9 ° C

Water: 4.25 g · l-1 (25 ° C)

Attention

146 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Acetamiprid is an aromatic heterocyclic chemical compound which is used as an insecticide, and belongs to the substance group of the neonicotinoids.

Use

Acetamiprid is used as an insecticidal active ingredient in pesticides. It is suitable for the control of biting and sucking insects such as scale insects, moth scale insects, whiteflies, fungus gnats and mealybugs. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the most approved products for the treatment of potted plants and ornamental plants are for. But it is also in vegetable growing, approved example of cucumber, tomatoes and salads and for control of aphids in pome fruit. Furthermore, acetamiprid also shows high activity against the larvae of the cherry fruit fly and is therefore approved in Switzerland and Austria for the commercial cultivation of cherries. In agriculture individual preparations can also be used against the pollen beetles or larvae of the Colorado potato beetle. Acetamiprid comes in the form of "plant rods ", as a spray, granules or concentrate in the trade.

Regulation

In the EU and 25 Member States the application of acetamiprid is approved. The Permitted daily dose is 0.07, Acute Reference Dose 0.1 and the Acceptable Operator Exposure 0.07 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day.

The European Food Safety Authority suggested due to possible effects on the developing nervous system in December 2013, the Permitted daily dose, the Acute Reference Dose and the Acceptable Operator Exposure to 0.025 mg / kg body weight decrease.

In Switzerland there is a tolerance value of 0.5 mg / kg for lettuce, of 0.1 mg / kg for peas, leeks, pome fruit and cherries and 0.05 mg / kg for potatoes, onions, plums and prunes.