Mirex is a stomach insecticide, meaning that it must be ingested by the organism in order to poison it. The insecticidal use was focused on Southeastern United States to control fire ants. …

Mirex was used to control fire ants, and as a flame retardant in plastics, rubber, paint, paper, and electrical goods from 1959 to 1972. Chlordecone (also known as Kepone) was used as an …

Mirex is an insecticide that was produced at the Nease factory for Hooker Chemical Company until 1969. The technical name for mirex. 6-Dodecachloroctahydro-l,3,4-metheno-lH-cyclobuta …

Mirex was used to control fire ants, and as a flame retardant in plastics, rubber, paint, paper, and electrical goods from 1959 to 1972. Chlordecone was used as an insecticide on tobacco, …

Although Mirex was never registered for use as a pesticide in Canada, it has been used worldwide against fire ants, termites and other insect pests. Mirex has also been used as a fire retardant …

Mirex is mainly used as a flame-retardant and as a stomach insecticide, usually formulated into baits, for the control of ants, especially fire ants and harvester ants.

Mirex is a persistent organic pollutant (POP). It is made by humans and does not occur naturally in the environment. Mirex was used as a flame retardant in plastics, rubber, paint, paper and …

Uses and sources of exposure Mirex is mainly used as a flame-retardant and as a stomach insecticide, mainly formulated into baits, for the control of ants, especially fire ants and …

Dec 18, 2024 · Mirex was used to control fire ants and as a flame retardant in plastics, rubber, paint, paper, and electrical goods from 1959 to 1972. Chlordecone was used as an insecticide …

In the past, mirex was widely used for killing fire ants, and it was also commonly used as a fire retardant in plastics, rubber, paint, paper, and electrical goods. Although the sale, distribution, …