Azamethiphos is a broad-spectrum insecticide. It controls cockroaches, various beetles, bugs, spiders and other arthropodes. It is used to kill flies in meadow. It has no toxicity against mammals. It is particularly efficacious against nuisance flies. Formulations and applications which encourage oral uptake of the product by the flies, increase its efficacy against resistant strains, it is an organo-phosphor insectcide that WHO recommend of use.
