Imidacloprid

Nomenclature

Common name:Imidacloprid (BSI, draft E-ISO); imidaclopride ((m) F-ISO)
IUPAC name: 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine
Chemical abstracts name: 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine
CAS RN: [138261-41-3];[105827-78-9]formernumber

Applications

Biochemistry: It acts as an antagonist by binding to postsynaptic nicotinic receptorsin the insect central nervous system.
Mode of action: It is a systemicinsecticide with translaminar activity and with contact and stomach action. Itis readily taken up by the plant and further distributed acropetally, with goodroot-systemic action.
Uses: Imidacloprid is used for the control of sucking insects,including rice-, leaf- and planthoppers, aphids, thrips and whitefly. It iseffective against soil insects, termites and some species of biting insects,such as rice water weevil and Coloradobeetle. Imidacloprid has no effect on nematodes and spider mites. It is used asa seed dressing, as soil treatment and as foliar treatment in different crops,e.g. rice, cotton, cereals, maize, sugar beet, potatoes, vegetables, citrusfruit, pome fruit and stone fruit. Applied at 25-100 g/ha for foliar application, and 50-175 g/100 kg seed for most seed treatments, and 350-700 g/100 kg cotton seed. Imidacloprid is also used tocontrol fleas in dogs and cats.
Formulation types: DP; FS; GR; SC;SL; WG; WP; WS.

As a China-based imidacloprid manufacturer, Eastchem supplies a broad range ofagricultural chemicals that includes dimethoate, chlorpyrifos-ethyl, dicofol,tebuconazole, carbendazim, and glyphosate, among others.