Deltamethrin
CAS NO.: 52918-63-5
Deltamethrin is a pyrethroid ester insecticide.
Function
There are many uses for deltamethrin, ranging from agricultural uses to home pest control. This agrochemical has been instrumental in preventing the spread of diseases carried by tick-infested prairie dogs, rodents and other burrowing animals. It is also helpful in eliminating and preventing a wide variety of household pests, especially spiders, fleas, ticks, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, cockroaches and bed bugs. Additionally, it is one of the primary ingredients in ant chalk.
| Crop | Pests | Rate of use | Application |
| Forest | Pine moth | 1. 4-7 mg/kg 2. 10-20 mg/kg | 1. Spray 2. Atomizing |
| Tobacco | Tobacco Budworm | 7.5-9 g/ha. | Spray |
| Soybean | Busck | 6-9 g/ha. | |
| Wasteland | Migratory locust | 10.5-12 g/ha. | |
| Cotton | Main pests | 7.5-15 g/ha. | |
| Cabbage | Main pests | 7.5-15 g/ha. | |
| Tea trees | Pests | 3.75-7.5 g/ha. | |
| Citrus | Pests | 5-10 mg/kg | |
| Apple trees | Pests | 5-10 mg/kg | |
| Pear trees | Oriental fruit moth | 5-10 mg/kg | |
| Wheat | Pests | 3.75-5.63 g/ha. | |
| Litchi trees | Tessaratoma papillosa Drury | 5-8.3 mg/kg | |
| Corn | Aphid | 3.75-7.5 g/ha. | |
| Rape | Aphid | 3.75-7.5 g/ha. | |
| Groundnut | Aphid | 7.5-9.375 g/ha. | |
| Corn | Corn borer | 7.5-10.5 g/ha. | Seed dressing |
| Groundnut | Cotton bollworm | 9.375-11.25 g/ha. | Spray |
| Millet | Armyworm | 7.5-9.375 g/ha. |
Benefit
Deltamethrin products are among the most popular and widely used insecticides in the world. They have become very popular with pest control operators and individuals in the United States. This material is a member of one of the safest classes of pesticides, called synthetic pyrethroids.
Note
This agricultural pesticide is highly toxic to aquatic life, particularly fish. Therefore, it must be used with extreme caution around water.
Although generally considered safe to use around humans, the product is still neurotoxic to humans. It is able to pass from a woman's skin through her blood and into her breast milk.
Technical Parameters
1. Deltamethrin 25g/L EC| Items | Specification | Method |
| Appearance | Light-yellow transparent liquid | N/A |
| Purity, % | 25.0 ±3.75 | HPLC |
| Acidity (calculated as H2SO4, g/L) | ≤5.0 | CIPAC MT 75.3 |
| Water, % | ≤0.5 | Karl Fischer |
| Storage Stability at 0℃ | Comply with above | CIPAC MT 39.1 |
| Storage Stability at 54℃ | Comply with above | CIPAC MT 46.3 |
| Items | Specification | Method |
| Appearance | Light-yellow transparent liquid | N/A |
| Purity, g/L | 100.0 ±10.0 | HPLC |
| PH Value | 4.0 - 7.0 | CIPAC MT 75.3 |
| Persistent Foaming, ml | Maximum 60ml after 1 minute | CIPAC MT 47.2 |
| Water, % | ≤0.5 | Karl Fischer |
| Dilution Stability (20 times) | 0.5h Paste of no more than 1 ml, without free oil | CIPAC MT 36.1 |
| 2h Paste of no more than 2ml, without free oil | ||
| 24h emulsification again can achieve complete emulsion system. | ||
| 24.5h Paste of no more than 2ml, without free oil | ||
| Storage Stability at 0℃ | Comply with above | CIPAC MT 39.1 |
| Storage Stability at 54℃ | Comply with above | CIPAC MT 46.3 |
