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Dinotefuran

Dinotefuran

Adult Bee Toxicity
0.023 Oral LD50 in µg/bee
Larval Bee Toxicity
>3.3 Oral LD50 in µg/bee
Chemical Group
Neonicotinoid
Adult Bee Toxicity
0.023
Adult Bee Toxicity Group
High
Larval Bee Toxicity
>3.3
Persistence Half-Life (days)
156
Persistence Rating
High
Relative Index of Systemic Activity
1.29
Registered Uses (USA)

A wide variety of agricultural uses (>100 different crops) including vegetables, tree fruits, grapes, other fruits, tree nuts, beans, potatoes, cotton, and rice. Landcape uses include turf, trees, and landscape plantings. Other uses include nursery uses and non-crop uses including mosquito control.

Use Categories
Agriculture
Nursery
Landscape
Non-crop
Seed Treatment Use
No
Seed Treatment Crops
Further Information

Xylem and phloem-mobile. U.S. EPA (2017) identified off field risk to bees (due to spray drift) from all foliar uses, including from crops harvested before flowering (i.e. lettuce).

Toxicity Reference(s)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2017. Draft Assessment of the Potential Effects of Dinotefuran on Bees. 139 pp.

Systemic Reference(s)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2017. Draft Assessment of the Potential Effects of Dinotefuran on Bees. 139 pp.

Persistence Reference(s)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2017. Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment (excluding terrestrial invertebrates) for the Registration Review of Dinotefuran. 92 pp.