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Myclobutanil
General Information
- Product Names:
Nu-Flow CT (Wibur-Ellis)
Spera Coat Seed Treatment (Nufarm) formulated with Metalaxyl
Rally 60 DF (Dow)
Systhane (Dow)
Nova (Dow)
Eagle (Dow)
Laredo (Dow)
Disarm (Arystra) formulated with Fluoxastrobin
Siskin (United Phosphorus)
- Chemical Class: Azole fungicide
- Uses: Agriculture
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Suspected ()
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: No
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Yes ()
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Prenatal and infant exposure to ambient pesticides and autism spectrum disorder in children: population based case-control study. von Ehrenstein, et al. 2019. BMJ 2019;364:l962
- Organic farming reduces pesticide load in a bird of prey. Fuentes, E. et al. (2024) Organic farming reduces pesticide load in a bird of prey, Science of The Total Environment. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724029255.
- The influence of polyethylene microplastics on pesticide residue and degradation in the aquatic environment. Wang, F., Gao, J., Zhai, W., Liu, D., Zhou, Z., & Wang, P. (2020). The influence of polyethylene microplastics on pesticide residue and degradation in the aquatic environment. Journal of hazardous materials, 394, 122517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122517
- Evaluation of the Aquatic Toxicity of Several Triazole Fungicides. Boros, B.-V., Roman, D.-L., & Isvoran, A. (2024). Evaluation of the Aquatic Toxicity of Several Triazole Fungicides. Metabolites, 14(4), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040197
- Chronic oral exposure to field-realistic pesticide combinations via pollen and nectar: effects on feeding and thermal performance in a solitary bee. Azpiazu, C., Bosch, J., Viñuela, E. et al. Chronic oral exposure to field-realistic pesticide combinations via pollen and nectar: effects on feeding and thermal performance in a solitary bee. Sci Rep 9, 13770 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50255-4