Open AccessOrganotin compounds and their use for insect and mite control.
Author(s) -
Robert C. Hunter
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.761447
Subject(s) - acaricide , mite , phytotoxicity , agricultural pest , toxicology , insect , biology , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , agricultural science
A brief overview of biological activity of organotin compounds is given, with emphasis on activity against plant-feeding arthropods. Plictran miticide, containing cyhexatin (tricyclohexylhydroxystannane), the first product to be fully commercialized for control of plant-feeding mites on a broad range of agricultural crops, is used as a model to indicate the chemistry and potential performance, phytotoxicity, residues, limitations on usage, environmental acceptability, and use patterns for products containing similar organotin compounds.