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Lambda-cyhalothrin
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Synthetic pyrethroid insecticide
- Uses: Agriculture, residential, mosquitoes
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Least toxic residential products, Least toxic mosquito products
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
- Bagworms
- Bed Bugs
- Carpenter Bees
- Centipedes
- Chiggers
- Chinch Bugs
- Gypsy Moths
- Spiders
- Carpenter Ants
- Grubs
- Ticks
- Wasps and Yellowjackets
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) (5/2000)
- EPA Factsheet (4/2000)
- Supporting information:
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Children & Lawn Chemicals Don't Mix (Beyond Pesticides)
- The Safer Choice (Beyond Pesticides)
- NCAP pesticide Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- Extoxnet pesticideFactsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies:
- Use and Toxicity of Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Central Valley,California, USA. Amweg, E. et. al. 2004.Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(4):966-972