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Indoxacarb

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Indoxacarb.pdf
• Product Names:
  Activyl (Intervet)
  Avaunt (Dupont)
  Advion (Dupont)
  Aperion (Dupont)
  Provaunt (Dupont)
  Steward (Dupont)
  Tomcat (Bell)
  Hyperactive (Reckitt)
  Mandible (Reckitt)

• Chemical Class: Oxadiazines
• Uses: Apples, pears, Brassica, sweet corn, lettuce and other fruiting vegetables, cotton, for control of lepidoptera pests (ie moths and butterflies) including the beet armyworm.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not likely (39)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (39)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (39)
• Birth/Developmental Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (39)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (39)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (39)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • Conditional Registration EPA Fact Sheet (October 2000)
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticide Database: Indoxacarb (Pesticide Action Network)