Hydramethylnon
Encyclopedia
Hydramethylnon is an organic chemical compound
. It is also known as AC 217,300. It is in a chemical class called trifluoromethyl aminohydrazone
, which is a metabolic inhibitor. It is used primarily as an insecticide in the form of baits for cockroach
es and ant
s. Some brands of insecticides that include hydramethylnon are Amdro
, Combat, Blatex, Cyaforce, Cyclon, Faslane, Grant's, Impact, Matox, Maxforce, Pyramdron, Siege, and Wipeout.
Oral, dog: LD50 is above 28000 mg/kg.
Hydramethylnon is especially toxic to fish; the 96-hour LC50 in rainbow trout is 0.16 mg/L, 0.10 mg/L in channel catfish, and 1.70 mg/L in bluegill sunfish.
Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
. It is also known as AC 217,300. It is in a chemical class called trifluoromethyl aminohydrazone
Hydrazone
Hydrazones are a class of organic compounds with the structure R1R2C=NNH2. They are related to ketones and aldehydes by the replacement of the oxygen with the NNH2 functional group...
, which is a metabolic inhibitor. It is used primarily as an insecticide in the form of baits for cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4,500 total are associated with human habitations...
es and ant
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
s. Some brands of insecticides that include hydramethylnon are Amdro
Amdro
Amdro is a trade name for a hydramethylnon-based hydrazone insecticide, commonly used in the southern United States for fire ant control. Amdro was patented in 1978 by the American Cyanamid company, now Ambrands, and was conditionally approved for use by the United States Environmental Protection...
, Combat, Blatex, Cyaforce, Cyclon, Faslane, Grant's, Impact, Matox, Maxforce, Pyramdron, Siege, and Wipeout.
Toxicology
Oral, rat: is 1100–1300 mg/kg.Oral, dog: LD50 is above 28000 mg/kg.
Hydramethylnon is especially toxic to fish; the 96-hour LC50 in rainbow trout is 0.16 mg/L, 0.10 mg/L in channel catfish, and 1.70 mg/L in bluegill sunfish.