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Esfenvalerate
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Synthetic Pyrethroids.pdf
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Pyrethroid insecticide
- Uses: Residential and commerical lawns; agriculture including apricots, artichokes, hazelnuts, and potatoes
- Alternatives: Agriculture, Christmas trees, home and garden, mosquito repellant
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Suspected (5)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (11)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (11)
- 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
Additional Information
- Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Esfenvalerate Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticide Database Information: Esfenvalerate (Pesticide Action Network)
- Scorecard Esfenvalerate Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
