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Allethrin
(includes all allethrin stereoisomers: d-trans allethrin, bioallethrin, S-bioallethrin, d-cis/trans allethrin)
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Pyrethroid
- Uses: Wasps and hornets, roaches, ants, fleas, and mosquitos, approved for residential, horticultural non food plants, commercial animal premise (indoor) misting systems
- Alternatives: Least-Toxic Insecticide
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes (30)
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (4, 8, 34)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: No (27)
- Toxic to Birds: No (4)
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Bees: Yes (4)
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (6/2007)
- EPA Amended RED (05/2009)
- Supporting information:
- Extoxnet Pesticide Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies:
- Mosquito repellent (pyrethroid-based) induced dysfunction of blood–brain barrier permeability in developing brain.Sinha, C et al. 2004. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
- Morphological changes in the respiratory system of mice after inhalation of mosquito-coil smoke. Cheng V, et al. 1992. Toxicology letters
- The action of allethrin on the peripheral nervous system of the frog. Joep Van Den Bercken. 1976. Pest Management Science
