Triprene is an insecticide that is no longer in use. It is an insect growth regulator introduced by Zoecon Corporation (now Sandoz AG) under the "Altorick" trademark,[3] registered 1974 and not renewed, expiring in 1980.[4] The EPA records no registration, now or past.[5]
Triprene is nontoxic to mammals, non-carcinogenic, not a human endocrine disruptor, and not neurotoxic. To fish, it may be of moderate toxicity.[6]
Triprene is a juvenile hormone mimic.[7] It disrupts insects' development by endocrine disruption, causing incomplete pupation and sterile adult insects.
^Tomlin, Clive (1994). The Pesticide Manual Incorporating the Agrochemicals Handbook (Tenth ed.). State Library of Western Australia: The Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN0-948404-79-5.
^Hamlen, Ronald A. (1 April 1975). "Insect Growth Regulator Control of Longtailed Mealybug, Hemispherical Scale, and Phenacoccus solani on Ornamental Foliage Plants". Journal of Economic Entomology. 68 (2): 223–226. doi:10.1093/jee/68.2.223.
External links
Triprene in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)