|
|
Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management
Back to the Gateway
Maneb
General Information
- Product Names:
Manex (Du Pont)
Rigo Maneb Special Fungicide (Value Gardens Supply)
Cover-Up Grain Seed Protectant (Castle Chemical)
Manzate Fungicide (Du Pont)
De-Pester Maneb Sulfur (Chemtura USA), formulated with Sulfur - Uses: Targets various downy mildews, late blights, leaf spots, root rots, twig and blossom blights, seedling diseases, fruit molds/rots, root rots, and leaf/stem blights in agricultural crops including almond, apple, banana, bean (dry), broccoli, Brussels sprout, cabbage (including Chinese cabbage), cauliflower, collard, corn (sweet and pop), cranberry, cucumber, eggplant, endive, fig, garlic, grape, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce (head and leaf), melon (cantaloupe, casaba, crenshaw, honeydew, and watermelon), mustard greens, onion (dry bulb and green), papaya, pepper, potato, pumpkin, squash (summer and winter), sugar beet, tomato, and turnip grown for greens, barley, corn (field), cotton, flaxseed, oat, potato, rice, rye, safflower, sorghum, and wheat, also used in greenhouses, nurseries, and sod farms.
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Probable (15), Yes (21)
- Endocrine Disruption: Probable (5), Yes (36)
- Reproductive Effects: Yes (4)
- Neurotoxicity: Yes (18)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/Developmental Yes (18)
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Yes (27)
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
|
