A crystalline modification V of emamectin benzoate, exhibiting at least 3 of the following reflexes in an X-ray powder diffractogram recorded using Cu-Ka radiation at 25 ℃:A process for the preparation of emamectin benzoate in the aforementioned form comprises i) preparing a solution of a solid form of emamectin benzoate in a solvent comprising ethyl acetate and n-hexane ii) effecting crystallization of emamectin benzoate from the solution and iii) isolating the emamectin benzoate formed. The crystalline modification V can be formulated to any suitable pesticidal formulations.因滅汀的晶型V,其在25℃下使用Cu-Kα輻射記錄的X-射線粉末衍射圖中具有以下反射中的至少3個:一種製備上述因滅汀晶型的方法,其包括i)在含有乙酸乙酯和正己烷的溶劑中製備固體形式的因滅汀的溶液;ii)從溶液中產生因滅汀的結晶;以及iii)分離所形成的因滅汀。所述晶型V可被配製成任何合適的農藥製劑。