Triflumuron is the active ingredient in some IGRs (insect growth regulators). An aromatic ether, organofluorine compound from the benzoylurea class and member of monochlorobenzenes.[1][2]

Triflumuron is banned in the European Union.[3]

References

  1. ^ "triflumuron". sitem.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "TRIFLUMURON 1-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-3-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)urea" (PDF). FAO SPECIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Ramalho da Silva, Beatriz; Levitt, Tom (April 25, 2023). "EU firms accused of 'abhorrent' export of banned pesticides to Brazil". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2023.