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Fonofos


Trade and Other Names: Trade names for fonofos include Capfos, Cudgel, Difonate, Dyfonate, Dyphonate, and Stauffer N 2790.

Regulatory Status: Fonofos is a highly toxic organophosphate insecticide in EPA toxicity class I. Labels for products containing it must bear the Signal Words DANGER - POISON. Some or all formulations of fonofos are classified as Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) by the EPA. RUPs may be purchased and used only by certified applicators.

Chemical Class: organophosphate

Introduction: Fonofos is a soil organophosphate insecticide primarily used on corn. It is also used on sugar cane, peanuts, tobacco, turf, and some vegetable crops. It controls aphids, corn borer, corn rootworm, corn wireworm, cutworms, white grubs, and some maggots. It is available in granular, microgranular, emusifiable concentrate, suspension concentrate, microcapsule suspension, and seed treatment.

Formulation: It is available in granular, microgranular, emulsifiable concentrate, suspension concentrate, microcapsule suspension, and seed treatment formulations.

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Basic Manufacturer:

Zeneca Ag Products
1800 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19897

References:

References for the information in this PIP can be found in Reference List Number 5




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