DIPEL SC

1. Trade Name 2. Manufacturer3. Formulation
BIOCRYSTAL KURSTAKI BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDEGREVILLIA AG PTY LIMITEDSC
COSTAR OF BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDECERTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDSC
DIPEL SC BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDEVALENT BIOSCIENCES A DIV OF SUMITOMO CHEMICAL AUSTRALIASC
FARMOZ BTK BIOLOGICAL INSECTICIDEFARMOZ PTY LIMITEDSC

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.