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Pymetrozine
General Information
- Product Names:
Fulfill (Syngenta)
Endeavor (Syngenta)
- Chemical Class: Pyridine azomethines
- Uses: Control whiteflies and aphids
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Likely ()
- Endocrine Disruption: No
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- 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.
- Lethal, sublethal, and combined effects of pesticides on bees: A meta-analysis and new risk assessment tools. Tosi, S., Sfeir, C., Carnesecchi, E., vanEngelsdorp, D., & Chauzat, M. P. (2022). Lethal, sublethal, and combined effects of pesticides on bees: A meta-analysis and new risk assessment tools. The Science of the total environment, 844, 156857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156857