Information on Composition, Formulation, and Suppliers
L. L. Larson, Section Editor
Dow AgroSciences, Discovery Research, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1053
The materials used in the tests reported in this volume belong to 3 main categories: (1) those that were tested for their efficacy for the management of target arthropods; (2) those that were used as adjuvants with the above materials; and (3) those that were used in the tests for other purposes such as soil fertilization, protection of host plants from weeds/plant diseases/non-target arthropods, and as food sources or as preservatives for the target arthropods. This section is designed to provide the reader with basic information on the composition, formulation, and suppliers of the materials in the first 2 of the above categories, for which tabular data are presented in the reports. The identities of insecticidal proteins in transgenic plants are reported under their respective toxins in the index. Although several different varieties/cultivars/genotypes of different crops have been used in the tests reported in this volume, it will be outside the scope of AMT to list them all. However, transgenic plants have been listed mainly because they express Bacillus thuringiensis proteins that are toxic to various arthropods. For such information as is not available, the reader is referred to either the writer of the reports in which the material is cited or to the manufacturer of the material. This section is organized into four parts:
- Part I. Materials Evaluated-Composition Known: An alphabetical listing of chemical and biological materials is given, the chemicals being listed by their chemical name, common name (proposed indicated by a *), code name, and formulation of the chemicals tested. Most of the products listed contain a single active ingredient. The letters in parentheses that follow the chemical formula indicate the general use it has (A, algaecide; B, bacteriostat; C, carrier; F, fungicide; H, herbicide; I, insecticide; IGR, insect growth regulator; J, juvenoid; K, aphicide; L, molusicide; M, miticide (acaricide); N, nematicide; O, ovicide; P, pheromone; PGR, plant growth regulator; R, rodenticide; S, soil fumigant; SS, spreader sticker; SY, synergist; T, other fumigants; UV, inhibitor of ultraviolet breakdown; W, anthelmintic; X, attractant or phagostimulant). Common names are regardless of whether they were reported as being tested. Trade names, code names, and formulations (AS, aqueous suspension; CR, controlled release; D, dust; EC, emulsifiable concentrate; EL, emulsifiable liquid; F, flowable; G, granular; L, liquid; ME, micoencapsulated; SC, suspension concentrate; SP, soluble powder; ST, seed treatment; W, wettable powder; WDG, water dispersible granule; WDL, dispersible liquid; WS, wettable solid) of the products are capitalized and follow the common names, if available; otherwise they follow the chemical names. The numbers listed after the ellipses refer to the manufacturers and suppliers listed in Part IV, 0 indicating that information is not given.
- Part II. Combination Formulations: An alphabetical listing by product or code name of formulations containing two or more unrelated active ingredients, most of which are listed individually in Parts I and II. When available, the active ingredients, formulation, and manufacturer or supplier are provided.
- Part III. Materials Evaluated-Information on Composition Not Available: An alphabetical listing by product or code name of those materials tested for which no information on chemical composition is available. See Part I for abbreviations.
- Part IV. Manufacturers or Suppliers of Materials Evaluated: An alphabetical listing of manufacturers and suppliers of chemicals listed in Parts I, II, and III. The number of the firm corresponds to the numbers provided in the right-hand column of Parts I, II, and III. Primary references used in preparation of the index included:
Farm Chemicals Handbook, 1998, Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, Ohio, A1-H30.
Larson, Larry et al., 1985, Commercial and Experimental Organic Insecticides, Entomological Society of America, College Park, Md., pp. 1–105.
The Pesticide Manual, 1994, The British Crop Protection Council Publication Sales, Bear Farm, Brinfield, Brocknell, Berks RG125QE, England, pp. 1–1341.