Abstract: | Thirteen pyrethroid-type esters of substituted 1(or 3)-hydroxymethylimidazolidine-2, 4-dione were synthesised and their knockdown activities against houseflies, mosquitoes and cockroaches were examined. Knockdown activities of 2,4-dioxo-1-prop-2-ynylimidazolidin-3-ylmethyl esters in oil solutions were higher than those of known knockdown pyrethroids; three of the compounds also possessed strong knockdown and flushing-out activities against cockroaches. |