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Picaridin
KBR 3023
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Piperidine
- Uses: Insect repellent
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (27)
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Factsheet (5/2005)
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- CDC Insect Repellent Factsheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC)
- NPIC Factsheet (National Pesticide Information Center)
- Studies:
- Field evaluation of the efficacy of proprietary repellent formulations with IR3535 and picaridin against Aedes aegypti.Naucke TJ, et al. 2007. Parasitology Research
- Repellency of IR3535, KBR3023, para-menthane-3,8-diol, and Deet to Black Salt Marsh Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Everglades National Park. Barnard, DR et al. 2002. J Med. Entomol.