Formula C22H19Br4NO3 Pubchem 48132 | Appearance Colorless liquid Boiling point 594 °C (1,101 °F; 867 K) | |
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Melting point 138 to 148 °C (280 to 298 °F; 411 to 421 K) | ||
Ant tralomethrin
Tralomethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide.
Contents
Tralomethrin has potent insecticidal properties; it kills by modifying the gating kinetics of the sodium channels in neurons, increasing the length of time the channel remains open after a stimulus, thereby depolarizing the neuron for a longer period of time. This leads to uncontrolled spasming, paralysis, and eventual death. Insects with certain mutations in their sodium channel gene may be resistant to tralomethrin and other similar insecticides.
What does tralomethrin mean
Effectiveness
Tralomethrin is also effective against most members of class Arachnida as well as insects, in addition studies by the EPA on the ecotoxicity of tralomethrin shows results as follows:
Impact on human health
Tralomethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide. The symptoms of poisoning with pyrethroid compounds are all alike: