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Fenvalerate

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Fenvalerate.pdf
• Product Names:

  Ortho Roach, Ant and Spider Killer (Monsanto), formulated with Petroleum distillates
  Champion SprayOn Indoor Insect Fogger Formula 4 (Chase Products), formulated with N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide, Tetramethrin
  Outdoor Ornamental Spray (Whitmere Micro-Gen Research Labs), formulated with Piperonyl Butoxide,Tetramethrin
  Insect House Spray (Scotts Company) 
  Cinch Bug Control (Scotts Company) 

• Chemical Class: Synthetic pyrethroid insecticide
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (11)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (11)
• 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 (7)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (7)

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • All registrations voluntarily cancelled (effective 7/2008)
  • import tolerances remain
• Supporting information:
  • Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Fenvalerate (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Fenvalerate Factsheet (Environmental Defense Fund)
• Studies:

  Health Effects of Pesticides Used for Mosquito Control Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) and Citizens
  Environmental Research Institute (CERI) 2002.