Pesticide - Phostoxin Tablets (Degesch)

Trinidad and Tobago Product Registration Number

TTPR0298

Active Ingredients

Aluminium Phosphide

Percentage Active Ingredients

55.0

Form

Solid - Tablet

Use

Commercial Pest Control

Toxicity Class

Ia

Status

Registered

Applicant in Trinidad and Tobago

National Agro- Chemicals, El Socorro

Manufacturer

Degesch America Inc. /USA

Type

Fumigant

Importation & Use

Fumigant insecticide

Pests Which it Controls

Almond moth European grain moth Mediterranean flour moth Angoumois grain moth flat grain beetle pink bollworm bean weevil fruit flies raisin moth bees granary weevil red flour beetle cadelle greater wax moth rice weevil cereal leaf beetle hairy fungus beetle rusty grain beetle cigarette beetle Hessian fly sawtoothed grain beetle confused flour beetle Indian meal moth spider beetles dermestid beetle Khapra beetle tobacco moth dried fruit beetle lesser grain borer yellow mealworm dried fruit moth maize weevil Africanized bees & pea weevil honeybees infested with tracheal mites

Crops Recommended

almonds flower seed sesame seed animal feed & feed ingredients grass seed seed & pod vegetables barley millet sorghum Brazil nuts oats soybeans cashews peanuts sunflower seeds cocoa beans pecans triticale coffee beans pistachio nuts vegetable seed corn popcorn walnuts cottonseed rice wheat

Symptoms of Poisoning

Profound and refractory hypotension, congestive heart failure, ECG abnormalities, myocarditis, pericarditis and subendocardial infarction.

Antidote

No known antidote.

Maximum Residue Limit

Contact CFDD

Mode of Action

Mitochondrial complex IV electron transport inhibitor.

Site of Action on the Pest

Contact

Rate of Application

0.1 ppm for animal feeds and 0.01 ppm for processed foods. all non-food commodities to 0.3 ppm or less of phosphine

HEAD OFFICE

Ministry of Health
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Port-of-Spain 101002
Trinidad and Tobago

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CONTACTS TO REMEMBER

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