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Amitraz (BAAM)

General Information

• Product Names:

  Preventic tick collar (Virbac)
  Certifect (Merial) formulated with Fipronil
  Taktic (Intervet)

• Chemical Class: formamidine insecicide/acaricide
• Uses: Control of livestock tics, lice and mange mites on dogs and livestock, control of Pear psylla, lepidopteran pests, whiteflies and mites on cotton and pears
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (8)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (8)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (8)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (8)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental Yes (8)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Registration Eligibility Document (RED) signed 9/2005
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Amitraz (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Extoxnet Amitraz Factsheet