Fipronil is a phenylpyrazole insecticide. It features high activity, long-lasting efficacy, a broad insecticidal spectrum, and high crop safety. It is highly effective against pests in the Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, and Coleoptera orders. In addition, it can inhibit many pathogens, such as Pythium spp. and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, and can also promote plant growth.
Fipronil is a GABA-gated chloride channel inhibitor. It shows no cross-resistance with existing insecticides and is highly effective against pests that are resistant or sensitive to organophosphates, organochlorines, carbamates, or pyrethroids. It is suitable for crops such as rice, corn, cotton, banana, sugar beet, potato, and peanut. At the recommended dosage, it is safe for crops while also providing excellent control of household pests like cockroaches.
Fipronil has a broad insecticidal spectrum and provides contact, stomach, and moderate systemic activity. It is effective against both soil-dwelling and above-ground pests. It can be applied as a foliar spray, soil treatment, or seed treatment.Foliar applications at 25–50 g a.i./ha effectively control pests such as the Colorado potato beetle, diamondback moth, cabbage webworm, Mexican boll weevil, and flower thrips. In rice fields, applications of 50–100 g a.i./ha provide excellent control of stem borers and brown planthoppers. Foliar sprays at 6–15 g a.i./ha effectively control locusts, including species of Locusta and Schistocerca. Soil applications at 100–150 g a.i./ha effectively control corn rootworms, wireworms, and cutworms. Seed treatment of corn with 250–650 g a.i. per 100 kg of seed provides effective protection against wireworms and cutworms.Its primary target pests include aphids, leafhoppers, lepidopteran larvae, flies, and coleopteran insects.
Summary of Fipronil Applications
Crops for application: rice, corn, cotton, banana, sugar beet, potato, peanut, sugarcane, fruit trees, mulberry, etc., as well as for public health pests such as mosquitoes, flies, and termites, or in veterinary use.
Target pests: Lepidoptera (caterpillars, armyworms), Hymenoptera (aphids, planthoppers), Hemiptera (stink bugs), Thysanoptera (thrips), Diptera (mosquitoes, flies), Orthoptera (locusts, crickets, mole crickets), and Coleoptera (leaf beetles), among others.
