Biochemistry cholinesterase inhibitor. Mode of action systemic insecticide. Uses control of a wide range of chewing and sucking insects, e.g. Aphids, thrips, lepidopterous larvae, sawflies, leaf miners, leafhoppers, cutworms, etc., at 0.5-1.0 kgha, in fruit (including citrus), vines, hops, olives, cotton, soya beans, peanuts, macadamia nuts, beet, brassicas, celery, beans, potatoes, rice, ornamentals, forestry, and other crops. Of moderate persistence, with residual activity lasting.