Buprofezin is an insecticide used for control of insect pests such as mealybugs, leafhoppers and whitefly on vegetable crops. It is a insect growth regulator, acting as an inhibitor of chitin synthesis. It is banned in some countries due to its negative environmental impacts, being especially toxic to aquatic organisms as well as non-target insects, though is of low toxicity to humans and other mammals.
Buprofezin 20% Insecticide used for control of selected insect pests such as brown plant hopper on paddy and aphid, leaf hopper and whitefly on vegetable crops.
Buprofezin is a thiadiazine insect growth regulator acting as moulting inhibitor for the persistent larvicidal action against some Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Acarina. Because the chemical itself is very specific to the certain insects, It is a most successful insect growth regulator in the world for Homopterous insects such as plant hoppers, whiteflies and scale insects, and is widely used in more than 80 countries. Insect growth regulators (IGRs) as third-generation insecticides have a specific mode of action on insects and a lower toxicity against vertebrates than most conventional insecticides.