Originator: Cyanamide/BASF

Brand name: Nomolt; Ektobann, Calicide, Diaract, Tefluron

Dosage: Teflubenzuron is a salmon delousing agent that is added to medicated pellets at a concentration of 2g/kg of feed, the dosage is 10mg/kg body weight each day over seven days.

Application: Teflubenzuron is a acyl urea chitin synthesis inhibitor for treatment infestation with sea lice in salmon, it is also be used as insecticide for crop protection purposes, it disrupt chitin synthesis in shellfish and kills the louse by preventing moulting, it is effective on moulting on the larval stage and pre-adult lice, but has no effect on adult lice. cide which inhibits the production of chitin in larval fleas, without chitin, a larval flea will never develop an exoskeleton, attacking the ability to create chitin may make Lufenuron a remedy against fungal infections, such as ringworm, it has no known toxic effects at any dosage on humans or other animals in the environment that do not depend on chitin, though the orally-administered pills can sometimes cause an upset stomach with acid reflux. Lufenuron is also sold as a crop protection insecticide by Syngenta for use against lepidoptera, eriophid mites, and Western flower thrips, it’s widely applied on a variet of crops. i.e. soybean, maize. Lufenuron is considered to be an effective anti-fungal in plants, it’s same due to it biochemically inert to mammals, it’s not broken down by the liver or kidkeys. It’s anti-fungal property may be due to it’s inhibiting the synthesis of chitin, which makes up roughly 33% of the typical fungal cell wall. he hazardous "red list" pollutant Dichlorvos.