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Deltamethrin

A pyrethroid for flea beetles, cutworms, grasshoppers and bertha armyworm in several crops.

Group
Insecticide Group 3A
Family
Pyrethroids
Formula
C22H19Br2NO3
Molar mass
505.2 g/mol
INSECTICIDE · GROUP · 3A

Structure: PubChem CID 40585

How it kills

Sodium channel modulators

Holds nerve sodium channels open, so nerves keep firing.

Fast knockdown of insects it contacts or that eat treated leaves.

More on Group 3A

Hits the insect

Works by contact with the insect, or when it feeds on treated leaves.

Where it fits

In the season.

FallBurnoffSeedingEarly in-cropIn-cropFlag and bloomPre-harvestPost-harvest

Commonly used on

  • Flea beetles
  • Grasshoppers
  • Canola

Good to know

  • Spray to economic thresholds to protect beneficial insects.
  • Check pre-harvest intervals.
  • Broad spectrum, so it also hits beneficial insects. Cool temperatures often improve pyrethroid activity, heat can reduce it.

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Products with Deltamethrin.

ProductSimilar toStrength
DeltamethrinDecis 5 ECDeltamethrin

Same group, same mode of action

Not a rotation partner.

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