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Spinetoram

General Information

• Product Names:

  Delegate (Dow)
  Radiant (Dow)
  Assurity for cats (Elanco)

• Chemical Class: Unclassified
• Uses: Controls larvae of worms and caterpillars, various Diptera, thrips, sawfly larvae, certain beetles and psyllids, fleas, and armyworms for a variety of fruit and vegetable crops.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

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

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Fact Sheet
• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Spinetoram
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Immune response of Brazilian farmers exposed to multiple pesticides . Jacobsen-Pereira, C.H. et al. (2020) ‘Immune response of Brazilian farmers exposed to multiple pesticides’, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 202, p. 110912. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110912.