Description
Fluvalinate is a viscous amber oil with a moderate or weak
sweetish odor (technical grade)
Chemical Properties
Yellow to yellow-amber, viscous oil. Sweet,
weak odor.
Uses
Fluvalinate is a pesticide.
Definition
ChEBI: Fluvalinate is an organochlorine insecticide, an organochlorine acaricide, an organofluorine insecticide, an organofluorine acaricide, a member of monochlorobenzenes, a nitrile, a member of (trifluoromethyl)benzenes and an aromatic ether. It has a role as a pyrethroid ester insecticide, a pyrethroid ester acaricide and an agrochemical. It is functionally related to a valine.
General Description
A viscous heavy oil (technical). Formerly used as an insecticide. Production discontinued by Sandoz Agro, Inc. Insoluble in water.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
TAU-FLUVALINATE is a trifluoromethyl pyrethroid. May react with acids to liberate heat. Strong oxidizing acids may cause a reaction that is sufficiently exothermic to ignite the reaction products. Heat is also generated in contact with caustic solutions. Flammable or toxic gases may be generated by mixing with alkali metals and hydrides.
Agricultural Uses
Insecticide: Not listed for use in EU countries. Some applications may be classified as a U.S. EPA restricted Use
Pesticide (RUP). Used as a broad-spectrum insecticide to
control moths, beetles and other pests on cereals, potatoes,
fruit trees, vegetables, cotton, turf and ornamentals. It is
used in Apistan? to control varroa mites in honey bees.
Trade name
APISTAN®; KARTAN®; KLARTAN®;
MAVRIK®; MAVRIK AQUAFLOW®; SPUR®[C];
TAUFLUALINATE®; YARDER®; ZEOCON®; ZR
3210®
Potential Exposure
Pyrethroid insecticide used as a broad
spectrum insecticide to control moths, beetles and other
pests on cereals, potatoes, fruit trees, vegetables, fleas, cot ton, turf and ornamentals. It is also used to control varroa
mites in honey bees. Some applications may be classified
as a United States Environmental Protection Agency
Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP). Formerly used as an insec ticide. Production discontinued by Sandoz Agro, Inc.
Incompatibilities: Corrosive to some metals. Keep away
from strong oxidizers and alkaline materials. Decomposes
in temperatures above 350℃ releasing toxic vapors of
hydrogen chloride, nitrogen oxides, and hydrogen fluoride.
Metabolic pathway
Metabolism of 14C-fluvalinate by chickens produces
3-phenoxybenzoic acid, which is further degraded by
two pathways. The first pathway involves
O-dephenylation and is the major metabolic route. The
second pathway converts the carboxylic metabolites
into four conjugates of benzoylornithine together with
the conjugate of acetylornithine. The predominant
conjugate is 2N-(3-hydroxybenzoyl)-5N-
benzoylornithine.
Shipping
UN2902 Pesticides, liquid, toxic, n.o.s.,
Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical
Name Required. UN3077 Environmentally hazardous
substances, solid, n.o.s., Hazard class: 9; Labels:
9-Miscellaneous hazardous material, Technical Name Required.
Toxicity evaluation
Acute oral LD
50 for rats: >3,000 mg/kg
Waste Disposal
Incineration would be an
effective disposal procedure where permitted. If an efficient
incinerator is not available, the product should be mixed
with large amounts of combustible material and contact
with the smoke should be avoided. In accordance with
40CFR165, follow recommendations for the disposal of
pesticides and pesticide containers.
