Diflubenzuron
Diflubenzuron is a benzamide insecticide used on forest and field crops to selectively control insects and parasites. Principle target insect species are the gypsy moth, forest tent caterpiller, several evergreen eating moths and the boll weevil. Diflubenzuron is also used as a larvae control chemical in mushroom operations and animal houses.
The recommended rate of application is 1.5-30 g AI/100 litre of water effective against: leaf-feeding larvae and leaf miners in forestry, top fruit, citrus, field crops including cotton and soyabeans, horticular crops. Diflubenzuron is also effective against the larvae of sciaridae and phoridae in mushrooms (1 g/m2 casing at case mixing, or as a drench in 2.5 litres of water to the finished casing); mosquito larvae (20-45 g/ha water surface); fly larvae as a surface application in animal housing (0.5-1.0 g/m2 surface).
