U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
March 2001
Abstract
General information and use pattern
Function: Insecticide seed treatment
Mode of action: Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor
Type and composition of formulation: Cereal seed treatment with colored dye. Nominal concentration on seed is 1000 mg a.i./kg.
Crop and pest: Control of wheat bulb fly in autumn/winter-sown cereals
Application: Treated seed is drilled to a depth of approximately 2.5 cm at a sowing rate of approximately 180 kg seed/ha. Soil type, seedbed, and climatic conditions may influence the proportion of seeds left on the soil surface. The label is explicit about procedures to minimize seed left on the soil surface and collection and disposal of spillages.
Comments
Published in Avian effects assessment: a framework for contaminant studies . A. Hart, D. Balluff, R. Barfknecht, P. F. Chapman, T. Hawks, A. Leopold, and R. Luttik, editors. SETAC Press, Pensacola, Florida, USA, 2001.