Summary

temephos temefos 90%TC. it can be used to kill larvae mosquito fly etc.

Formulation

temephos 50%EC 1%G

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Package

200kgs/drum

General Information

Common name: Temephos
Product category: Insecticide
Chemical name: O,O,O’,O’-tetramethylO,O’-thiodi-p-phenylenebis(phosphorot-hioate)
CAS No: 3383-96-8
Molecular formula: C16H20O6P2S3

Properties

Density: 1.4g/cm³
Melting Point: 30.0-30.5°C
Boiling Point: 518.5°C at 760 mmHg
Flash Point: 267.4°C
Solubility: In water 0.03 mg/l (25 °C). Soluble in commonganic solvents such as diethyl ether, aromatic chlorinated hydrocarbons.
In hexane 9.6 g/l.
Stability: Hydrolysed by strong acids alkalis (optimum stability is at pH 5 to pH 7).

Applications

1. emephos is an organophosphate (OP) pesticide registered by EPA in 1965 to control
mosquito larvae, and it is the only organophosphate with larvicidal use.
2. It is an important resistance management tool for mosquito control programs;
its use helps prevent mosquitoes from developing resistance to the bacterial larvicides.
3. Temephos is used in areas of standing water, shallow ponds, swamps, marshes, and intertidal zones.
4. It may be used along with other mosquito control measures in an IPM program.
Abate is the trade name of the temephos product used for mosquito control.
5. Temephos is applied most commonly by helicopter but can be applied by backpack
sprayers, fixed-wing aircraft, and right-of way sprayers in either liquid or granular form.