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Dicamba
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Dicamba.pdf
- Product Names:
Scotts LawnPro Step 2 Weed Control Plus Fertilizer 29-3-3 (Scotts Company), formulated with 2,4-D
Virgoro Ultra Turf Weed & Feed (Spectrum Brands), formulated with 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p
Spectracide Pro Broadleaf Weed (Spectrum Brands), formulated with 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p
Scotts Weed and Feed 22-3-3 (Scotts Company), formulated with 2,4-D, Mecoprop-p
Bonide Brushkil Poison Oak & Ivy Killer (Bonide Products), formulated with 2,4-D
- Chemical Class: Benzoic acid herbicide
- Uses: Agricultural, industrial, and residential settings. Different forms of dicamba (acid and salts) have registered uses on rights-of-way areas, asparagus, barley, corn , grasses grown in pasture and rangeland, oats, proso millet, rye, sorghum, soybeans, sugarcane, and wheat, golf courses
and lawns. - Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic lawns care
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Yes ()
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Yes ()
- 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
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Dicamba drift affects non-target plants and pollinators (Penn State, 2015)
- Comparison of pesticide levels in carpet dust and self-reported pest treatment practices in four US sites. Colt, Joanne et. al.2004. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 14, 74–83.
- Do Pesticides Affect Learning Behavior? Porter, Warren. 2004. Pesticides and You (Beyond Pesticides).
- Dicamba use and cancer incidence in the agricultural health study: an updated analysis. Lerro, C.C., Hofmann, J.N., Andreotti, G., Koutros, S., Parks, C.G., Blair, A., Albert, P.S., Lubin, J.H., Sandler, D.P. and Beane Freeman, L.E., 2020. International Journal of Epidemiology.
- Cancer incidence among pesticide applicators exposed to dicamba in the Agricultural Health Study. Samanic, C., et al. 2006. Environ Health Perspect 114(10):1521-1526.
- Developmental Toxicity of a Commercial Herbicide Mixture in Mice: I. Effects on Embryo Implantation and Litter Size. Cavieres, M., et al. 2002. Environ Health Perspect 110:1081-1085
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