Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management

Beyond Pesticides offers resources below to evaluate the health and ecological effects of specific chemical exposure from ACTIVE INGREDIENTS in pesticide products, as well as regulatory information and supporting scientific documents. Because various pesticide products can contain more than one active ingredient, it is important to READ the LABEL to determine chemical components.

With 192 different active ingredients and counting, it is essential to establish the connection between the use of these chemicals and their respective hazards.

View the step-by-step guide on how to search for the active ingredient(s) in pesticide products below:

1. Go to U.S. EPA's Pesticide Product and Label System and enter the product name. The generic product name may vary.
   
2. After searching, click on the chemical ingredients tab or the link for the most recent label to find Active Ingredients.
                Chemical List                                            Label List 
   
   If one selects the chemical ingredients tab, skip to Step 4 . If not, proceed to step number 3
   
   
3. To find the active ingredient(s) on the label, search for the page in the document containing the date of registration. Usually, the active ingredients section occurs within the first few pages of the label document.
   
   
4. Return to the Beyond Pesticides Gateway and search for the active ingredient name in the yellow box to the right or from the list below. 
   
   

Pyraclostrobin

General Information

• Product Names:
  • Insignia (BASF)
  • Headline (BASF)
  • Cabrio (BASF)
  • Multiva (BASF) formulated with Metconazole
  • Honor (BASF) formulated with Boscalid
  • Stamina (BASF)
  • Priaxor Xemium (BASF) formulated with Fluxapyroxad
  • Empress (BASF)
• Chemical Class: Strobin
• Uses: Fungicide
• 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: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (NYDEC)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Yes (43)
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (NYDEC)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (NYDEC)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Supporting information:
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Pyraclostrobin (PANNA)
  • New York State Registration: Pyraclostrobin
• Studies:
• Identification of chemicals that mimic transcriptional changes associated with autism, brain aging and neurodegeneration. Pearson, B.L., Simon, J.M., McCoy, E.S., Salazar, G., Fragola, G. and Zylka, M.J., 2016. Nature communications, 7(1), pp.1-12.
• Snails as indicators of pesticide drift, deposit, transfer and effects in the vineyard. Druart, C. et al. (2011) Snails as indicators of pesticide drift, deposit, transfer and effects in the vineyard, Science of The Total Environment. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969711007224?via%3Dihub.
• Effects of Microplastics on the Adsorption and Bioavailability of Three Strobilurin Fungicides. Hai, N., Liu, X., Li, Y., Kong, F., Zhang, Y., & Fang, S. (2020). Effects of Microplastics on the Adsorption and Bioavailability of Three Strobilurin Fungicides. ACS omega, 5(47), 30679–30686. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c04787
• Current-use pesticides in vegetation, topsoil and water reveal contaminated landscapes of the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany. Mauser, K.M., Wolfram, J., Spaak, J.W. et al. Current-use pesticides in vegetation, topsoil and water reveal contaminated landscapes of the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany. Commun Earth Environ 6, 166 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02118-2
• Effects of Fungicide and Adjuvant Sprays on Nesting Behavior in Two Managed Solitary Bees, Osmia lignaria and Megachile rotundata. Artz, Derek & Pitts-Singer, Theresa. (2015). Effects of Fungicide and Adjuvant Sprays on Nesting Behavior in Two Managed Solitary Bees, Osmia lignaria and Megachile rotundata. PLoS ONE. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0135688.