[Cytogenetic activity of the harmful insect chemosterilant, dimatif, on mouse bone marrow cells].

The new insects' chemosterilant, dimatyph, (diethylene-imide amidothiophosphorous acid) induced a significant increase of chromosomal aberrations in the mouse bone marrow cells after a single per os treatment in doses of 100.0, 10.0, 1.0, 0.1 mg/kg. An extremely high mutagenic activity of dimatyph (maximal cytogenetic effect 33.6%, minimal effective dose 1.0 mg/kg) does not permit a widespread use of this substance as a pesticide.