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Deltamethrin
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Synthetic Pyrethroids.pdf
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Pyrethroid insecticide
- Uses: Agriculture, Christmas trees, Ornamentals
- Alternatives: Organic Agriculture, Organic christmas trees
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (7)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
- Bed Bugs
- Carpenter Ants
- Carpenter Bees
- Cockroaches
- Spiders
- Ants
- Chiggers
- Chinch Bugs
- Fleas
- Gypsy Moths
- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
- Pantry Moths
- Carpet Beetle
- Centipedes
- Grubs
- Ticks
- Wasps and Yellowjackets
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Final Registration Review expected 2016
- Supporting information:
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Deltamethrin Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: Deltamethrin (Pesticide Action Network)
- Scorecard Deltamethrin Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
