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Mefenoxam

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General Information

• Product Names:
  Subdue (Syngenta)
  Apron (Syngenta)
  Meta-Mil Fungicide (Chemtrua)
  Dyna-Shield Mefenoxam fungicide (Loveland)
  Ultra Flourish Agricultural Fungicide (Nufarm)

• Chemical Class: Benzenoid fungicide
• Uses: Control of plant diseases caused by the Oomycetes or water-mold fungi. It is used on many food and feed crops, and on non-food, residential and greenhouse crops such as tobacco, ornamental plants, trees, shrubs and vines, and lawns and turf.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (40)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1994)
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Metalaxyl Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database - Metalaxyl (Pesticide Action Network)