BULLDOCK
1_Trade_NameManufacturerForm
BAYER ADVANCED LAWN AND GARDEN INSECTICIDEBAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTDSUSPENSION CONCENTRATE
BAYTHROID ADVANCED INSECT KILLER FOR LAWNSBAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTDSUSPENSION CONCENTRATE
BULLDOCK 25 EC INSECTICIDEBAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTDEMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE
PROLONG ULTRA FLY AND LITTER BEETLE INSECTICIDEBAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTDSUSPENSION CONCENTRATE
SOLFAC DUO RESIDUAL INSECTICIDEBAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTDSUSPENSION CONCENTRATE
TEMPRID 75 RESIDUAL INSECTICIDEBAYER CROPSCIENCE PTY LTDSUSPENSION CONCENTRATE

4. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: BETA-CYFLUTHRIN 25g/L

5. COST: $25.89 per L or kg.

6. CHEMICAL GROUP: 3A.

7. RELATED PESTICIDES:

ALPHA-CYPERMETHRIN 100g/L (or250)
BETA-CYFLUTHRIN 25g/L
BIFENTHRIN 100g/L (80 to 250 g/L forms)
CYPERMETHRIN 200-260g/L
DELTAMETHRIN 27.5g/L
ESFENVALERATE 50g/L
Gamma-cyhalothrin 150g/L
LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN 250g/L
PERMETHRIN 500g/L
TAU-FLUVALINATE 240g/L

8. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Rates in HerbiGuide are for the 25g/L formulations. Multiply rates by 3.125 if using 8g/L forms such as Bulldock 8UL.
A group 3A, synthetic pyrethroid insecticide with broad spectrum action especially against Lepidoptera. Active mainly by contact but also by ingestion. It has a rapid initial effect and some residual action. Non systemic in plants.
It is a sodium channel modulator.

9. APPLICATION METHODS AND TIPS:

To reduce the risk to bees, don't spray plants in flower while bees are foraging.

10. ADJUVANTS, WETTERS, OILS:

11. EQUIPMENT:

Aerial - Micronair rotary atomizers at 3000 rpm producing droplets of 80-100 microns.

12. SPRAYER WASH OUT AND DECONTAMINATION:

13. WATER OR CARRIER DATA:

Boom sprays - 50 L water/ha minimum.
Aerial - 15 L water/ha water minimum.
ULV - 3 L/ha oil minimum..

14. WEATHER:

Poor results in cold, wet weather.

15. RAINFASTNESS:

6 hours

16. SOIL:

17. PLANT HEALTH and OTHER EFFECTS:

18. WITHHOLDING PERIODS:

Canola: Cutting and grazing - 14 days.
Canola: Harvest - 14 days.
Cereals: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Cereals: Harvest - 14 days.
Chickpeas: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Chickpeas: Harvest - 14 days.
Cotton: : Harvest - 4 weeks
Faba Beans: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Faba Beans: Harvest - 14 days.
Field Peas: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Field peas: Harvest - 7 days.
Lucerne: Cutting and grazing - 3 days.
Lupins: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Lupins: Harvest - 14 days.
Navy Beans: Cutting and grazing - 14 days.
Navy beans: Harvest - 3 weeks.
Pastures: Cutting and grazing - 3 days.
Sorghum: Cutting and grazing - 14 days.
Sorghum: Harvest - 14 days.
Canola: Cutting and grazing - 14 days.
Canola: Harvest - 14 days.
Cereals: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Cereals: Harvest - 14 days.
Chickpeas: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Chickpeas: Harvest - 14 days.
Cotton: : Harvest - 4 weeks
Faba Beans: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Faba Beans: Harvest - 14 days.
Field Peas: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Field peas: Harvest - 7 days.
Lucerne: Cutting and grazing - 3 days.
Lupins: Cutting and grazing - 7 days.
Lupins: Harvest - 14 days.
Navy Beans: Cutting and grazing - 14 days.
Navy beans: Harvest - 3 weeks.
Pastures: Cutting and grazing - 3 days.
Sorghum: Cutting and grazing - 14 days.
Sorghum: Harvest - 14 days.

19. PLANT BACK PERIODS or RECROPPING INTERVALS:

20. MODE OF ACTION:

A group 3A, synthetic pyrethroid, non systemic, contact and ingested insecticide.
Acts on the insect nervous system. Rapid kill and long residual action.
Rapid initial kill and continuing action.

21. PESTICIDE RESISTANCE:

Some insects are resistant or may develop resistance.
Don't use beta-cyfluthrin on insects that have survived a previous synthetic pyrethroid spray.

22. TOXICITY:

Poison schedule - S6
Summary:
Details:
Poison schedule - S6
Mammalian toxicity -
Acute oral LD50 - 630-757 mg/kg (rats), [For comparison table salt is 3000 mg/kg]
Acute dermal LD50 - >5000 mg/kg (rabbit).
Skin - Moderate skin irritant. Severe mucous membrane irritant. Non sensitising.
Eye - Moderate eye irritant.
Vapour inhalation - LC50 - 3 mg/L air (rat).
Chronic oral toxicity NOEL - ppm for two years.
Not carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic in tests (i.e. does not cause cancer or reproductive problems).
Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) -

23. TOXICITY SYMPTOMS:

On skin it may produce redness, burning, tingling and itching. Irritates eyes.
People with asthma, emphysema or hyperactive airway disease may be more sensitive to exposure.

24. FIRST AID:

If swallowed - Do NOT induce vomiting. Give a glass of water. Don't give mouth to mouth respiration.
If on Skin - wash with soap and water. Apply vitamin E creams, toilet milks or local anaesthetics to relieve pain.
If in Eyes - Flush with water. Seek urgent medical aid as it can damage eyes.
If inhaled - Remove victim to fresh air. Keep rested and warm. If breathing stops start artificial respiration.
Contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26.
Advice to Doctor - Treat symptomatically. See Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

25. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:

Overalls, PVC gloves, Face shield and washable hat when handling the concentrate.

26 RE ENTRY PERIODS and OTHER SAFETY ISSUES:

After spray has dried.

27. PROPERTIES:

Product appearance - Clear yellow liquid with an aromatic odour.
Shelf Life -
Product Flammability - Flammable. Combustible liquid. Flashpoint 61-150C. Autoignition - >400C.
Half life in water - days at pH5 and 35 C.
Water solubility at 25 C. - Emulsifiable.
Oil solubility -
Octanol:Water ratio at 22 C. - Kow Log P =6.18.
Vapour Pressure at 38 C. - 0.3 kPa
Dissociation constant - pKa.
Melting point - C.
Boiling point - 179-213C
Molecular weight -
Density - SG = 0.91 at 20C.
pH - 5-7 in 1% water.

28. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:

Summary - Dangerous to bees and aquatic life.
Birds - Low toxicity. LD50 > 2000 mg/kg.
Fish - High toxicity LC50 68-330 mg/L.
Invertebrates - toxicity. EC50 290 mg/L
Bees - High toxicity. Don't spray where bees foraging.
Algae IC50 > 0.01 mg/L.
Bacteria EC50 > 10000 mg/L.
Rapidly degraded in soil. It has a half life in soil of .
Immobile in soil. It has an EPA classification for soil mobility that ranges from
Ground water contamination
Accumulation in milk and tissues.
Bioconcentration factor BCF = 506.
Biodegradable.
Hydrocarbon solvent volatile and biodegradable.

29. COMPATIBILITY:

See HerbiGuide for compatibility with other herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.
See HerbiGuide for a full list of pesticide compatibilities.
Compatible with piperonyl butoxide.

30. REGISTERED CROPS, INSECTS and DISEASES.

See HerbiGuide Species Solutions Tab for registered uses.

31. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY INFORMATION:

Dangerous Goods Class - Not a dangerous good for transport by road or rail.
Hazchem Code - Not applicable
Packaging Group - None
EPG - None
UN Number - None
NOHSC Classification - Hazardous
Classified as a marin pollutant in Europe.

32. References:

Label 00, MSDS15/4/99

Acknowledgments:

Collated by HerbiGuide. Phone 08 98444064 or www.HerbiGuide.com.au for more information.