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Cyfluthrin

General Information

• Fact Sheets: cyfluthrin.pdf, Synthetic Pyrethroids.pdf
• Product Names:

  Lawn & Garden Multi Insect Killer Concentrate (Bayer)
  Ultrastop Home Insect Killer II (Value Gardens)
  Bug-B-Gon (Scotts Company)
  Baythroid (Bayer)
  Aztec (Bayer), formulated with Phostebupirim

• Chemical Class: Synthetic pyrethroid insecticide
• Uses: Agriculture and food handling, Mosquito control
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Least-Toxics
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4, 13)
• Birth/Developmental Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (40)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)

Additional Information

• Supporting information:
  • Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
  • NCAP Cyfluthrin Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Cyfluthrin Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Cyfluthrin (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:
  • Common Pesticides Poison Homes (Beyond Pesticides)