Agrochemical Insecticide Diflubenzuron

Agrochemical insecticide Diflubenzuron is an insecticide of the benzoylurea class. It is used in forest management and on field crops to selectively control insect pests, particularly forest tent caterpillar moths, boll weevils, gypsy moths, and other types of moths. It is widely used larvicide in India for control of mosquito larvae by public health authorities. Diflubenzuron is a benzamide insecticide used on forest and field crops to selectively control insects and parasites. Principle target insect species are the gypsy moth, forest tent caterpiller, several evergreen eating moths and the boll weevil.  For control of a wide range of leaf-eating insects in forestry, woody ornamentals and fruit.  Controls certain major pests in cotton, soya beans, citrus, tea, vegetables and mushrooms. Also  controls larvae of flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers and migratory locusts. Used as an  ectoparasiticide on sheep for control of lice, fleas and blowfly larvae. Due to its selectivity and  rapid degradation in soil and water, diflubenzuron has no or only a slight effect