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Fenbuconazole

General Information

• Product Names:

  Enable (Dow)
  Indar (Dow)
  Rh-7592 (Dow)

• Chemical Class: Triazole fungicide
• Uses: Agriculture, lawns/broadleaf plants
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (1)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (2)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• 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:
  • Pesticide Tolerance - Federal Register
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Low toxicity crop fungicide (fenbuconazole) impacts reproductive male quality signals leading to a reduction of mating success in a wild solitary bee. Boff, S., Conrad, T., Raizer, J., Wehrhahn, M., Bayer, M., Friedel, A., Theodorou, P., Schmitt, T. & Lupi, D. (2022). Low toxicity crop fungicide (fenbuconazole) impacts reproductive male quality signals leading to a reduction of mating success in a wild solitary bee. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, 1596–1607. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14169
  • Developmental toxicity of fenbuconazole in zebrafish: Effects on mitochondrial respiration and locomotor behavior. Qin, Yingju et al. “Developmental toxicity of fenbuconazole in zebrafish: Effects on mitochondrial respiration and locomotor behavior.” Toxicology vol. 470 (2022): 153137. doi:10.1016/j.tox.2022.153137