Temefos or temephos (trade name Abate) is an organophosphate larvicide used to treat water infested with disease-carrying insects including mosquitoes, midges, and black fly larvae. As with other organophosphates, temephos affects the central nervous system through inhibition of cholinesterase. In larvae, this results in death before reaching the ...
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<chemical> An organothiophosphate insecticide. ... Pharmacological action: insecticide, organothiophosphate. ... Chemical name: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O'-(thiodi-4,1-phenylene) O,O,O',O'-tetramethyl ester ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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