DIPEL SC

DIPEL SC

1. Trade Name

2. Manufacturer

3. Formulation

BIOCRYSTAL KURSTAKI BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE	GREVILLIA AG PTY LIMITED	SC
COSTAR OF BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE	CERTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED	SC
DIPEL SC BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE	VALENT BIOSCIENCES A DIV OF SUMITOMO CHEMICAL AUSTRALIA	SC
FARMOZ BTK BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDE	FARMOZ PTY LIMITED	SC

4. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SSP. KURSTAKI SC

5. COST: $10.45 per L or kg.

6. CHEMICAL GROUP: 11C.

7. RELATED PESTICIDES:

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SSP. KURSTAKI SC

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SSP. KURSTAKI WG

8. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Biological agent

9. APPLICATION METHODS AND TIPS:

Mixed with water and applied by sprayers.

Mobait adjuvant or other feeding attractants often improve control.

10. ADJUVANTS, WETTERS, OILS:

Mobait adjuvant or other feeding attractants often improve control.

11. EQUIPMENT:

Standard pesticide application equipment.

Hollow cone nozzles preferred for ground sprays.

Aerial ULV - AU5000 rotary atomiser at 6500 rpm.

12. SPRAYER WASH OUT AND DECONTAMINATION:

13. WATER OR CARRIER DATA:

pH of water should be less than 8. Use a buffering agent if water pH is greater than 8.5.

Even coverage is more important than water volume.

Ground spraying - 50 L/ha minimum, 100 L/ha preferred.

High volume hand spraying - 1000 L/ha.

Aerial - 20 L/ha minimum.

ULV - 3 L/ha.

14. WEATHER:

15. RAINFASTNESS:

2-8 hours

16. SOIL:

17. PLANT HEALTH and OTHER EFFECTS:

Excelllent crop safety.No residues are left.

18. WITHHOLDING PERIODS:

Not required when used as directed.

Not required when used as directed.

19. PLANT BACK PERIODS or RECROPPING INTERVALS:

20. MODE OF ACTION:

A group 11C, Bacillus plus endotoxins biological insecticide

Caterpillars eat treated foliage and stop feeding within a day or so. They may hang from the leaves before rotting and dropping to the ground usually within 3-4 days. This may take longer in cold conditions.

21. PESTICIDE RESISTANCE:

22. TOXICITY:

Poison schedule - S

Not a scheduled poison

Oral LD50

Dermal LD50 >5000 mg/kg

Eye

Skin

Fish toxicity - Low

Bee toxicity - Low

Summary: Low toxicity.

Details:

Poison schedule - S

Mammalian toxicity -

Acute oral LD50 - mg/kg (rats), [For comparison table salt is 3000 mg/kg]

Acute dermal LD50 - > mg/kg (rabbit).

Skin -

Eye -

Vapour inhalation - LC50 - > mg/L air (rat).

Chronic oral toxicity NOEL - ppm for two years.

Not mutagenic or teratogenic (i.e. does not cause cancer or reproductive problems).

Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) -

23. TOXICITY SYMPTOMS:

24. FIRST AID:

If SWALLOWED -

If in EYES - Irrigate for 15 minutes with plenty of water.

If on SKIN - Rinse with plenty of water, remove contaminated clothing, wash with soap and water.

If INHALED - Remove patient to fresh air.

If patient has symptoms or is concerned contact a doctor immediately.

Advice to doctor - Treat symptomatically.

Call Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26

25. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:

No special reqirements.

26 RE ENTRY PERIODS and OTHER SAFETY ISSUES:

After spray has dried.

27. PROPERTIES:

Product appearance -

Shelf Life -

Product Flammability -

Half life in water - days at pH5 and 35 C.

Water solubility at 25 C. - ppm at pH

Oil solubility -

Octanol:Water ratio at 25 C. - at pH 5.

Vapour Pressure at 25 C. -

Dissociation constant - pKa.

Melting point - C.

Boiling point -

Molecular weight -

Density -

28. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:

Summary - Low toxicity.

Birds - toxicity.

Fish - toxicity LC50 > ppm.

Invertebrates - toxicity.

Bees - toxicity.

It has a half life in soil of .

It has an EPA classification for soil mobility that ranges from

Ground water contamination

Accumulation in milk and tissues.

29. COMPATIBILITY:

See HerbiGuide for compatability with other herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.

See HerbiGuide for a full list of pesticide compatabilies.

30. REGISTERED CROPS, INSECTS and DISEASES.

See Herbiguide Species Solutions Tab for registered uses.

31. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY INFORMATION:

Dangerous Goods Class -

Hazchem Code -

Packaging Group -

EPG -

UN Number -

Worksafe Classification -

32. References:

Summitomo technote 2004

Acknowledgments:

Collated by HerbiGuide. Phone 08 98444064 for more information.