What is the use of lambda cyhalothrin?

Lambda cyhalothrin (Karate®, Syngenta) is a pyrethroid insecticide, introduced in 1988, which allows the control of a wide variety of pests such as aphids, Colorado beetle, and thrips.

What is lambda in agriculture?

Pyrethroid insecticides are a family of pesticides widely used in Quebec to control insect pests in. market garden crops. One such insecticide is lambda-cyhalothrin.

Who is the manufacturer of cyhalothrin in the USA?

In 2000, the agrochemical business of ICI merged with that of Novartis to form Syngenta, which still manufactures and supplies λ-cyhalothrin. The patents covering the parent compound expired in most major markets in 2003. FMC has entered the market as a supplier of γ-cyhalothrin for use as a broad-spectrum insecticide under the brand name Scion.

How is λ-cyhalothrin made available to end users?

Paralysis and death follows provided the insect has absorbed a sufficient dose. λ-cyhalothrin is made available to end-users only in formulated products. Since the active ingredient has very low solubility in water, formulations aid its use in water-based sprays by creating an emulsion when diluted.

What is the role of cyhalothrin as an agrochemical?

It has a role as a pyrethroid ester insecticide, a pyrethroid ester acaricide and an agrochemical. It is an aromatic ether, a nitrile, an organochlorine compound, an organofluorine compound and a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester.

How is cyhalothrin an organochlorine and an ester?

It is an aromatic ether, a nitrile, an organochlorine compound, an organofluorine compound and a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester. It derives from a 3- (2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid. Cyhalothrin is a colorless solid. Insoluble in water. Used as a wide spectrum insecticide.