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Penthiopyrad
General Information
- Product Names:
Dupont Dpx-Lem17 250fs Seed Treatment (Corteva Agriscience; Formerly Dupont)
Dupont Fontelis Fungicide (Corteva Agriscience; Formerly Dupont)
Dupont Treoris Fungicide (Corteva Agriscience; Formerly Dupont)
Dupont Vertisan Fungicide (Corteva Agriscience; Formerly Dupont)
Dupont Vertisan St Seed Treatment (Corteva Agriscience; Formerly Dupont)
Penthiopyrad 40sc (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc)
Penthiopyrad Technical (Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc)
Velista (Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC)
- Chemical Class: Carboxamide Fungicide
- Uses: To control a broad spectrum of diseases on large variety of corps; inhibits fungal respiration by binding to mitochondrial respiratory complex II.
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic lanwn care
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Likely (, )
- Endocrine Disruption: Possible (, )
- Reproductive Effects: Possible ()
- Neurotoxicity: Possible ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Likely (, , )
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Likely ()
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Possible ()
- Potential Leacher: Yes ()
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (, )
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
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