Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ChemNerd (talk | contribs) at 20:32, 21 July 2008 (Removed category "Amines"; Quick-adding category "Guanidines" (using HotCat)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

It has been suggested that Amdro be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2007.

Template:Chembox new Hydramethylnon is an organic chemical compound. It is also known as AC 217,300. It is in a chemical class called trifluoromethyl aminohydrazone, which is a metabolic inhibitor. It is used primarily as an insecticide in the form of baits for cockroaches and ants. Some brands of insecticides that include hydramethylnon are Amdro, Combat, Blatex, Cyaforce, Cyclon, Faslane, Impact, Matox, Maxforce, Pyramdron, Siege, and Wipeout.

Toxicology

Oral, rat: LD₅₀ is 1100–1300 mg/kg.

Oral, dog: LD₅₀ is above 28000 mg/kg.

Hydramethylnon is especially toxic to fish

• 96-hour LC₅₀ in rainbow trout is 0.16 mg/l, 0.10 mg/l in channel catfish, and 1.70 mg/l in bluegill sunfish.

See also

• Fipronil, another insecticide used for similar purposes.

References

• Veterinary Support Personnel Network
• RTECS, 2000
• Maxforce MSDS.

External links

• Hydramethylnon Technical Fact Sheet - National Pesticide Information Center
• Hydramethylnon General Fact Sheet - National Pesticide Information Center
• Hydramethylnon Pesticide Information Profile - Extension Toxicology Network

This article about an organic compound is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Articles to be merged from October 2007
• Organofluorides
• Aromatic compounds
• Insecticides
• Guanidines
• Organic compound stubs