Insecticide

摘要

1397797 Biodegradable p, p'-disubstituted diaryl trichloroethane insecticides UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION 19 May 1972 [26 May 1971] 23588/72 Heading A5E [Also in Division C2] A biodegradable insecticide composition is prepared by providing in the composition a biodegradable asymmetric p, p'-disubstituted diaryl trichloroethane having at least one psubstituent group which in the presence of MFO enzymes is readily susceptible to metabolic conversion when the insecticide is ingested by an animal containing MFO enzymes. Further, the magnification of the concentration of insecticide in animal tissue in a food chain is prevented by using as an insecticide a biodegradable insecticide composition prepared as described above.