It seems to act as a systemic with repellent and growth regulator effects on insects and mites. It is only registered for some vegetable crops. Synthetic Organics are human made compounds containing carbon and are usually synthesized from petroleum products. This is the group most people refer to when they mention pesticide. This quality has caused most to be banned because they end up in the food chain or cause damage to non-target organisms.
Organophosphates usually have short residual life spans.
They are often stated as being related to nerve gas. Compounds in this group range from category 1 to 3 in toxicity and are generally neurotoxins. Carbamates may have long or short residual life spans and range from category 1 to 3 in toxicity. Most are neurotoxins. Pyrethroids are synthetics which look and act like the botanical, pyrethrins.