Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management

Naled

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Naled.pdf
• Product Names:

   Dibrom (AMVAC)
  Trumpet (AMVAC)
  Fly Killer D (AMVAC)
   Prokil Naled (Gowan)

   

• Chemical Class: Organophosphate
• Uses: Control of mosquitoes, blackflies, aphids, mites
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: No
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
• Birth/Developmental: No
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (8)
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
• Toxic to Bees: Yes (8)

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Cockroaches
• Mosquitoes

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (07/2006)
• Supporting information:
  • Letter to EPA (Beyond Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Naled (Pesticide Action Network)
  • NCAP Fact Sheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)