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Etofenprox
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Synthetic Pyrethroids.pdf
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Synthetic Pyrethroid Ether Insecticide
- Uses: Agriculture, horticulture, viticulture, forestry, animal health (pet-cleaning products, pet-flea collar treatments) and against various insects (indoor & outdoor mosquito foggers, fleas, thrips, wasp, whiteflies, Hemiptera [aphids, rice green leafhopper and planthoppers resistant to organophosphorus or carbamate insecticides], moths, beetles [borers], weevils, crevice spot treatments.)
- Alternatives: ManageSafe™, Organic Agriculture, Least-toxic mosquito control
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Likely (96, 98)
- Endocrine Disruption: Possible (98, 99, 100)
- Reproductive Effects: Possible (100)
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (96)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (98)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Likely (101)
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (97)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (98)
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
- Fleas
- Mosquitoes
- Thrips
- Whiteflies
- Wasps and Yellowjackets
- Ticks
- Gypsy Moths
- Aphids
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Carpet Beetle
- Pantry Moths
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides(05/05/2020)
- Amended Final Work Plan for Etofenprox Registration Review December 2011 (12/06/2011)
- EPA: 40 CFR § 180.620 - Etofenprox; tolerances for residues. (04/27/2011)
- Etofenprox/Nylar Spot-On Flea and Tick for Dogs and Puppies (04/29/2010)
- Etofenprox; Pesticide Tolerance: A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (12/12/2008)
- Etofenprox: Occupational and Residential Exposure/Risk Assessment for Proposed Section 3 Uses on Rice and as ULV Mosquito Adulticide. (06/09/2008)
- Etofenprox Final Work Plan (FWP) For Registration Review January, 2008 (01/01/2008)
- Etofenprox (also Ethofenprox) Summary Document Registration Review: Initial Docket August 2007 (08/01/2007)
- Etofenprox: Occupational and Residential Exposure Assessment for Proposed Section 3 Registration on Domestic Pets. (04/06/2006)
- Registration With Conditions of the New Active Ingredient Etofenprox Contained in the Pesticide Products Etofenprox Technical (EPA Reg. No. 33657-6) and 1% Etofenprox Aerosol (EPA Reg. No. 33657-9) (02/11/2005)
- EPA Reg. Number: 69332-3. Product Name: SPI #8208-55D.
repellancy of the registrant's spot-on for cats. (10/20/2004) - NOTICE OF PESTICIDE: Registration (under FIFRA) of Etofenprox Technical (09/14/2001)
- ETOFENPROX (ETHOFENPROX): Decision Regarding Reclassification
Consideration by the HED Carcinogenicity Peer Review Committee. (08/29/1996) - Review of Acute Fish Toxicity Studies Submitted to Support the Registration of Etofenprox. (04/12/1996)
- Product Chemistry Review Section. Product Name: Etophenprox Aerosol. (10/13/1995)
- Product Chemistry Review on Etofenprox. (10/06/1994) (04/18/1995)
- Application for registration of a product containing a new chemical active ingredient (Etofenprox) for which non-food uses only are involved. (02/04/1988)
- Supporting information:
- Backyard Mosquito Management (Beyond Pesticides)
- Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides)
- ETOFENPROX: Safety Summary for Veterinary Use in Dogs and Cats - Poisoning, intoxication, overdose, antidote (Parasitipedia)
- FAO Specifications and Evaluations for Agricultural Pesticides ETOFENPROX 2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3-phenoxybenzyl ether (Food and Agirculture Organization)
- Least-toxic Control of Fleas
- Least-toxic Control of Mosquitoes (Beyond Pesticides)
- Pesticide Database: Etofenprox (Pesticide Action Network)
- Pesticide Properties Database (PPDB): Etofenprox (Ref: MTI 500) (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)
- Studies:
- The impact of insecticides applied in apple orchards on the predatory mite Kampimodromus aberrans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Duso, C., Ahmad, S., Tirello, P., Pozzebon, A., Klaric, V., Baldessari, M., Malagnini, V. and Angeli, G., 2014. 62(3), pp.391-414.
