Abstract

Diflubenzuron (DFB) is an insect growth regulating chemical that interferes with cuticle deposition (Mulder and Gijswijt, 1973) by inhibiting the synthesis of cuticular chitin (Deul, DeJong, and Kortenbach, 1978). It is the active ingredient of DIMILIN® which is used to control such insects as mosquitoes, gypsy moths, cotton and soybean pests, and VIGILANTE® has potential use in fly control (Wright, 1978). A variety of alternative names for this chemical have been used in the literature. These include: IUPAC, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2,6-difluorobenzoyl) urea; CA index, N-[[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide; Wiswesser line-formula notation, GR DMVMVR BF FF; code names PH 60-40 (generally used outside the United States), TH-6040 (United States), DU 112307 (Philips-Duphar, former research code), ENT-29054 (USDA), and OMS-1804 (WHO).

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