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NOMENCLATURE
Common name fipronil
Chemical Abstracts name 5-amino-[2,6-dichloro-4-(trifiuoromethyl)phenyl]-4-
[(1R, S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile
CAS RN [120068-37-3]
INTRODUCTION
Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide, toxic by contact and ingestion. Moderately systemic and, in some crops, can be used to control insects hen applied as a soil or seed treatment. Good to excellent residual control following foliar pplication.
Fipronil is for control of corn rootworm, wireworms and termites by soil treatment in maize. Control of boll weevil and plant bugs on cotton, diamond-back moth on crucifers, Colorado potato beetle on potatoes by foliar application. Control of stem borers, leaf miners, planthoppers, leaf folder/rollers and weevils in rice.
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