Thimet was applied topically to the German cockroach, large milk- 
weed bug, and Rhodanus bugs. Analyses showed the sulfoxide and/or sulfone; 
but there was no evidence for the "oxon" pathway in these insects (977). 
When southern armyworm larvae were allowed to feed on red kidney bean plants 
grown in treated emulsions of thimet, results were similar. In addition to 
the sulfoxide and sulfone, 0,0-diethyl phosphorothioate and 0,0-diethyl phos- 
phoric acid were found (151). 
Exposure of thimet to ultraviolet light (maximum at 2540 A) produced 
the corresponding sulfone and sulfoxide (1608). 
S 
C,H.0OV & CH. 0 
25°“ pis-cu,-s-cH,-cH, ——— we °° ee 8-cH -S-CH, -CH 
Hoth 2 Pao Ss aeneG 2 PA i) 
P85 2"5 
Thimet Phoratoxon 
H.0 OA ' CoH AN 
-S-CH, mae -CH,CH, ———3> P-S-CH,~S-CH,-CH., 
$e C,H.0 
0 0 
HeON ) CHS MI (l 
P-S-CH,-S-CH.CH, ———3= P-S-CH,-§-CH,-CH, 
C.H_0 Sa te ae C_H.0” b 
25 0 205 
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