Mode of action Non-systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action. Short duration of activity. Uses Control of stored-product insects in granaries, mills, silos, ships, etc.; ants and other insects in households and in public health; caterpillars (mainly Spodoptera spp.) and soil insects in maize, vegetables, potatoes, beet and cereals, at 5 kg/ha; also migratory locusts.