Phoxim is an organophosphate insecticide that is produced by the Bayer corporation. It is an analogous dimethyl

ester In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides a ...

and an

organothiophosphate Organothiophosphates or organophosphorothioates are a subclass of organophosphorus compounds. Many are used as pesticides, some have medical applications, and some are used as oil additives. They generally have the chemical formula (RO)3PS, RO)2 ...

acaricide Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass ''Acari'', which includes ticks and mites. Acaricides are used both in medicine and agriculture, although the desired selective toxicity differs between the two fields. Termino ...

. It is allowed for use in limited applications in the European Union. It is banned for use on crops in the

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since 22 December 2007. It is used in veterinary medicine to treat

ectoparasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...

acarid The Acaridae are a family of mites in order Sarcoptiformes. Distribution There are several acarid genera with cosmopolitan distributions, such as ''Acarus', Sancassania'' and ''Tyrophagus''. There are even ''Tyrophagus'' found in Antarctic ...

s. This pesticide should be used with caution since some insects like

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become even more resistant when exposed.

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* * Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors Organophosphate insecticides Nitriles Organothiophosphate esters Oxime esters Ethyl esters {{antiinfective-drug-stub