Bar 500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide is a member of the group of Organophosphate Insecticides controlling a wide range of insect pests on fruit, vegetables, oilseeds, cotton, cereals, pasture, potted ornamentals and turf, the post-construction management of subterranean termites in accord with Australian Stand AS 3660.2 and other domestic insect pests.

Bar 500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide is an environmentally sound product, which does not accumulate in the environment or build up in the food chain. Soil persistence is between two to four months.

Bar 500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide should be used as part of an overall termite management program as detailed in Australian Standard Series AS 3660. A great deal of care is required to understand construction details of the building and to apply the product in a manner which ensures a complete chemical soil barrier. Where necessary, the barrier may need to be re-applied under the building. Application equipment must be fitted with a flow meter and pressure regulator on the application device. The purpose of a chemical soil barrier is to impede and discourage concealed termite entry into a structure. Barriers may still be bridged by termites, but their entry can then be more easily detected during routine inspections. If a barrier is not complete or breached, then concealed termite entry may occur. It is often not possible to form a complete barrier around existing structures in which case other termite management options and/or more frequent inspections will also need to be considered

Bar 500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide is a non staining EC-Formulation (emulsifiable concentrate) with superior emulsifying characteristics to be mixed with water and applied as spray. The active constituent is 500 g/L Chlorpyrifos (an anticholinesterase compound). The liquid product is amber in colour

For insecticide resistance management Bar  500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide is a Group 1B insecticide. Some naturally occurring insect biotypes resistant to Bar 500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide and other Group 1B insecticides may exist through normal genetic variability in any insect population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the insect population if Bar  500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide or other Group 1B insecticides are used repeatedly. The effectiveness Bar 500 EC Chlorpyrifos Insecticide and Termiticide on resistant individuals could be significantly reduced.

How does BAR 500 EC Insecticide and Termiticide work?

BAR 500 EC Insecticide and Termiticide is a non-systemic insecticide and is effective through contact, ingestion and vapour action. At insecticidal concentrations, it is non-phytotoxic and is volatile to form deposits on nearby treated surfaces. Absorption does occur through leaves and roots with some translocation. Soil persistence is between two to four months.

In which situations  is BAR 500 EC Insecticide and Termiticide to be used ?

Management of Subterranean Termites Installing a chemical soil barrier around and under buildings. Installing a chemical soil barrier around and under buildings north of the Tropic of Capricorn or where Mastotermes darwiniensis is a concern. Installing a chemical soil barrier around new and existing poles, eg. transmission and building poles, fence posts and palings. Treatment of termite nest or colony. General Pest Control Domestic and public places, commercial and industrial areas Hides/Skins Light vegetation Medium vegetation Heavy vegetation Light to medium vegetation Medium to heavy vegetation Polluted water impoundments Fruit and Vegetables Apples Asparagus Bananas Beans Beetroot Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Capsicums Carrots Cassava Celery Citrus Cole Crops Eggplants   Ginger Grape vines Onions Pears Peas Pineapples Potatoes Radishes Rhubarb Shallots Strawberries Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes Turnips     Field Crops and Pastures Cereals Cotton Forage crops Hops Lucerne Maize Medics Oil seeds Pasture Rice Sorghum Soybeans Sugarcane Tobacco Turf

Which pests are controlled by BAR 500 EC Insecticide and Termiticide ?

GENERAL PEST CONTROL / MANAGEMENT OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES Termites Cockroaches  - Residual control and/or heavy infestations Spiders Silverfish Ants including Argentine ants Mosquito Larvae Mosquito Adults Fleas - Outdoor use only Hide Beetles   FIELD CROPS, PASTURES, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES African black Beetle Aphid Australian Plague Locust Argentine Stem Weevil Banana Scab Banana Weevil Blackheaded Pasture Cockchafer Bloodworm Blue Oat Mite Blue Green Aphid Borer Brown Pasture Looper (ciampa arieteraia) Brown Plant Hopper Butterfly Cabbage Cabbage Cluster Caterpillar Cabbage Moth Cabbage White California Red Scale Cereal Curculio Cluster Caterpillar Cockroaches Common Armyworm, (Mythimna convecta) Corn Earworm Cotton Flea Beetle Cotton Aphid Crickets Cutworm (Agrotis munda & infusa) Funnel Ant False Wireworm, (Gonocephalum spp) Field Crickets, (Teleogryllus commodus) Grapevine Moth (Phalaenoides glycinae) Grapevine Scale (Parthenolecanium persicae) Green Peach Aphid Green Vegetable Bug Lawn Armyworm (spodoptera mauritia) Light brown Apple Moth Lucerne Flea Lucerne Leaf Roller (merophyas divulsana) Mealy Bugs Migratory Locust Mole crickets (Gryllotalpa spp) Moth Native Budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) Native Budworm (Helicoverpa spp) Pasture Webworm (Hednota spp) Pea aphid Pineapple Mealybug Ants   Red legged Earth Mite   Red shouldered Leaf Beetle San Jose Scale Sitona Weevil Sod Webworm (herpetogramma licarsisalis) Springtails Spotted Alfalfa Aphid Spur-throated Locust Southern Armyworm (Persectania ewingii) Sugarcane Wireworm Tomato Grub (Helicoverpa armiger) Underground Grass Grub (oncopera fasciculata) Webspinner Caterpillar (loxostege spp) Wingless  Grasshopper Wireworm Woolly aphid