Pesticide Formulations Catalogue

Vertimec 1.8 EC

A highly potent, broad-spectrum insecticide and acaricide that is widely used in commercial farming to protect fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops against destructive sap-sucking and leaf-chewing pests. 

Insecticide abamectin

Identification

Associated companies 
Syngenta AG
Registration codes 
 ARF 041-01-9927-0 Russia: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (Минсельхоз России). Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 PPW AP-890 Bangladesh: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the Plant Protection Wing (PPW) of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), operating under the Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh. Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 ICA PL0009842023 Colombia: Pesticide product registration number for Colombia assigned by Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA). Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 SFE 2651 Costa Rica: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado (SFE) (State Phytosanitary Service), which is a specialised agency under the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock), Costa Rica.

 CzR 3978-6 Czech Republic: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (ÚKZÚZ), under the Ministry of Agriculture. Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 ECU 6-A9/NA Ecuador: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the AGROCALIDAD (Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario), which is the Agency for Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Ecuador. Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 MRDF 14423 Greece: Pesticide product number assigned by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Greece. Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 MIDA 1843 Panama: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the Panama registers pesticide products through the Dirección Nacional de Sanidad Vegetal (DNSV) of the Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario (MIDA). Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 SENASA 231-96-AG Argentina & Peru: Pesticide product registration number assigned by the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria for Argentina and Peru. Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.

 ES 16784 Spain: Pesticide products (productos fitosanitarios) are registered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), Spain. Products containing macro-organisms may be authorised differently.
Pesticide type 
Insecticide
Pesticide group 
IRAC 6

Active substances 

abamectin 18
g L⁻¹ Grams per litre - a unit used to measure mass concentration. The number of grams of a solid substance (the solute) that are dissolved in exactly one litre of a liquid (the solution).

Formulation

UFI and Type

Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) 
-
Type 
Emulsifiable concentrate

Possible coformulants 

1-hexanol
butylated hydroxytoluene

Product family 

None

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AERU (2026) Pesticide Formulations Catalogue (PFC): Vertimec 1.8 EC. Agriculture and Environment Research Unit (AERU), University of Hertfordshire, UK. URL: https://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/pfc/Reports/2588.htm (Last accessed: 14/10/2026)


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