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Spinetoram
General Information
- Product Names:
Delegate (Dow)
Radiant (Dow)
Assurity for cats (Elanco)
- Chemical Class: Unclassified
- Uses: Controls larvae of worms and caterpillars, various Diptera, thrips, sawfly larvae, certain beetles and psyllids, fleas, and armyworms for a variety of fruit and vegetable crops.
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Yes ()
Additional Information
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