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Triadimefon

General Information

• Product Names:

  Bayleton (Bayer Cropscience)
  Golf Products Fungicide VII (Andersons Lawn Fertilizer)
  Tartan (Bayer) formulated with Trifloxystrobin
  Armada (Bayer) formulated with Trifloxystrobin
  Shaw’s Fungicide (Knox Fertilizer)
  Preventol (Lanxess) formulated with Tebuconazole
  Systrex/Nutrient (Florida Silvics)
• Chemical Class: Triazole fungicide
• Uses: Control of various fungal diseases in fruit (pineapple) and non-food use sites such as: pine seedlings, Christmas trees, residential (sod farm) and commercial turf, ornamentals, and landscapes;
  also a seed treatment on: barley, corn, cotton, oats, rye, sorghum, and wheat
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic christmas trees, Organic lawn care
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (10)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (30, 36)
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (11)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (4)
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (11)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental Yes (11, 21)
• Detected in Groundwater: Yes (27)
• Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (20)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (8/2006) most uses cancelled in 2006
• Supporting information:
  • Extoxnet Triadimefon Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Triadimefon (Pesticide Action Network)