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Etofenprox

General Information

• Fact Sheet: Synthetic Pyrethroids.pdf
• Product Names:

  Boxer™ (Vapco)

  Ecolofen™ (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.)

  Lenatop™ (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.)

  Trebon™ (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.)

  Vectron™ (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.)

  Vermitol™ (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.)

  Zenprox™ (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.)

• 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.