Updates from the Daily News Blog

Research Shows Commonly Used Pesticides Produce Greater Toxic Effect When Mixed
August 11, 2011

Deltamethrin Approved for New Brunswick Salmon Fisheries
October 25, 2010

Pyrethroids Found to Impair Bee Reproduction
March 10, 2010

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Deltamethrin

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Synthetic Pyrethroids.pdf
• Product Names:

  Butoflin
  Butoss
  Butox
  Cislin
  Crackdown
  Cresus
  Decis
  Decis-Prime
  K-Othrin
  K-Otek

• Chemical Class: Pyrethroid insecticide
• Uses: Agriculture, Christmas trees, Ornamentals
• Alternatives: Organic Agriculture, Organic christmas trees
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (7)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
• Birth/Developmental Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Final Registration Review expected 2016
• Supporting information:
  • Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Deltamethrin Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Deltamethrin (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Deltamethrin Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)