chlorfenapyr

Noun

chlorfenapyr (uncountable)

1. A pesticide derived from the halogenated pyrroles.
   • They are vulnerable to some pest control poisons — Mr. Rasberry uses products containing the chemicals fipronil and chlorfenapyr — but given the ants’ staggering proliferation and environmental restrictions on the products, not enough of the chemicals can be put down to make a difference, Mr....2008 May 16, Ralph Blumenthal, “A Pest Without a Name, Becoming Known to Ever More”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2021
   • Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin...2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2021