Amitraz 20% EC 33089-61-1 skin parasite Pesticides Chemical Insecticide

Amitraz 20% EC 33089-61-1 skin parasite Pesticides Chemical Insecticide

1. Common Name: Amitraz
2. CAS No.: 33089-61-1
3. Amitrazis a topical parasite control agent.
4. Amitrazis often used in dogs for management of a serious skin parasite that causes demodectic mange.
5. Amitrazis also used for control of ticks in dogs for management of a serious skin parasite that causes demodectic mange.
6. Amitrazis also used for control of ticks in dogs.
7. Some forms of Amitrazare available without a prescription but should not be administered unless under the supervision and guidance of a veterinarian.
8. Amitrazcannot be used on horses, because it can cause irreversible gut stasis.
9. The action of Amitrazis not thoroughly understood, but it is suspected to work by interfering with the nervous system of susceptible parasites.

Biochemistry:
Mode of action probably involves an interaction with octopamine receptors in the tick nervous system, causing an increase in nervous activity.

Mode of action:
Non-systemic, with contact and respiratory action. Expellent action causes ticks to withdraw mouthparts rapidly and fall off the host animal.

Uses:

1. Control of all stages of tetranychid and eriophyid mites, pear suckers, scale insects, mealybugs, whitefly, aphids, and eggs and first instar larvae of Lepidoptera on pome fruit, citrus fruit, cotton, stone fruit,
2. bush fruit, strawberries, hops, cucurbits, aubergines, capsicums, tomatoes, ornamentals, and some other crops.
3. Also used as an animal ectoparasiticide to control ticks, mites and lice on cattle, dogs, goats, pigs and sheep.

COA of Amitraz20% EC:

• Amitraz 20% EC.
• Amitraz is an antiparasitic drug. Amitraz is a triazapentadiene compound, used to control red spider mites, leaf miners, scale insects, and aphids.