Gateway test

Fluoxastrobin

General Information

• Product Names:

  Disarm (Arysta) formulated with Chlorothalonil
  Evito (Arysta) formulated with Tebuconazole
  Cry (Arysta) formulated with Flutriafol

• Chemical Class: Strobilurin fungicide
• Uses: Control of early blight, late blight, leaf spots, leaf rust, and Rhizoctonia solani in peanuts, tuberous and corm vegetables, leaf petiole vegetables, fruiting vegetables, and, turf
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (1)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (1)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (1)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Factsheet (11/2005)
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Analysis of the toxic mechanisms of fluoxastrobin on the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) using transcriptomics. Zhang, Jingwen et al. “Analysis of the toxic mechanisms of fluoxastrobin on the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) using transcriptomics.” Chemosphere vol. 326 (2023): 138449. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138449