2024-04-08
Chemical control abamectin
Avermectins are macrocyclic lactone derivatives from the fermentation of Streptomyces avermitilis, a soil actinomycete (Campbell, 1989). The insecticide abamectin is a mixture of avermectins containing more than 80% avermectin B1a and less than 20% avermectin B1b.