Regent (insecticide)
Regent is a
trademark for a broad spectrum systemicinsecticide containing the active ingredientfipronil . Fipronil is an insecticide discovered and developed by Rhône-Poulenc between 1985-87. It was placed on the market in 1993. Regent's rights have been purchased byBASF . It acts by contact and stomach action on the insect. Fipronil is marketed in many developed and developing countries.Regent has contact activity on both chewing and sucking
insect s and controls Coleoptera,Lepidoptera ,Diptera ,Homoptera ,Isoptera , andThysanoptera . It is registered onrice (seed treatment), and corn (soil treatment), with potential uses oncotton ,sweet potato , bulbonion andpotato . It is being studied for use againstlygus bug oncotton andthrip s invegetable s.Regent is effective against a variety of pests, but there are increasing concerns about its environmental and human health effects. Its use has become problematic in
France , where it has been proven responsible for the drop inbee population, after bees became disoriented and unable to return to their hives.Maurice Mary, vice-president of the National Union of French Beekeepers (UNAF) was quoted as saying, "It's enough for the insect to alight on the plant to receive a dose of neurotoxicity. All the auxiliary fauna is decimated."
Fipronil is/was also employed under tradenames, for other purposes, for example,
cockroach andant control under the trade names Goliath and Nexa, Chipco Choice forgolf courses and commercial turf, and Termidorfortermite pests. It is also a component of the trademark insecticide Frontline or Top Spot, which is used forflea , tick, and mite control.ee also
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Pesticide toxicity to bees
*Bees and toxic chemicals
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