Dicloromezotiaz is a commercial pest control agent. Dicloromezotiaz can provide a useful control tool for lepidopteran pests, with an underexploited mode of action among these pests. A mesoionic insecticide
ChEBI: Dicloromezotiaz is a pyridopyrimidine that is 9-methyl-2,4-dioxo-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine substituted at positions 1 and 3 by (2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)methyl and 3,5-dichlorophenyl groups respectively. A mesoionic insecticide used for control of rice hoppers. It has a role as an agrochemical. It is an iminium betaine, an organochlorine insecticide, a dichlorobenzene, a member of 1,3-thiazoles and a pyridopyrimidine.