Chlorantraniliprole
Chlorantraniliprole is an insecticide of the ryanoid class. Chlorantraniliprole is being developed world-wide by DuPont belonging to a new class of selective insecticides featuring a novel mode of action to control a range of pests belonging to the order Lepidoptera and some other Coleoptera, Diptera and Isoptera species.
Chlorantraniliprole opens muscular calcium channels, rapidly causing paralysis and ultimately death of sensitive species. The differential selectivity Chlorantraniliprole had towards insect ryanodine receptors explained the outstanding profile of low mammalian toxicity. Chlorantraniliprole is active on chewing pest insects primarily by ingestion and secondarily by contact.
As active ingredient in insecticide -
a. Chlorantraniliprole 0.4% GR having the trade name Ferterra.
b. Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC having the trade name Coragen.
