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1. Go to U.S. EPA's Pesticide Product and Label System and enter the product name. The generic product name may vary.
   
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4. Return to the Beyond Pesticides Gateway and search for the active ingredient name in the yellow box to the right or from the list below. 
   
   

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Tebuconazole

General Information

• Product Names:
  Floicur Technical (Bayer)
  Elite (Bayer)
  Raxil (Bayer)
  Absolute (Bayer) formulated with Trifloxystrobin
  Provost (Bayer) formulated with Prothioconazole
  Prosaro (Bayer) formulated with prothiconazole
  Luna (Bayer) formulated with Fluopyran
  Torque (Clearly Chemicals)
  Monsoon (Loveland)
  Preventol A8 (Laxness)
  Tegrol (Luxembourg-Pamol)
  Stiva 309 FS (Nufarm)
  Evito (Arysta) formulated with Fluoxastrobin
  Tebuzol 45 DF (United Phosphorus)
  Skylark (United Phosphorus)
  Buzz Ultra (Sulphur Mills)
  Toledo (Rotam)

• Chemical Class: Azole fungicide
• Uses: Agriculture: grapes, garlic, cherries, peaches, more
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Possible (43)
• Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Potential (43)
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Mold

Additional Information

• Supporting information:
  • PAN Database: Tebuconazole (Pesticide Action Network North America)
• Studies:
• Adverse effects on sexual development in rat offspring after low dose exposure to a mixture of endocrine-disrupting pesticides.. Hass U, Boberg J, Christiansen S, Jacobsen PR, et al. 2012. Reprod Toxicol.34(2):261-74
• Birds feeding on tebuconazole treated seeds have reduced breeding output. Lopez-Antia, A., Ortiz-Santaliestra, M.E., Mougeot, F., Camarero, P.R. and Mateo, R., 2021. Environmental Pollution, 271, p.116292.
• Detrimental consequences of tebuconazole on redox homeostasis and fatty acid profile of honeybee brain. Mackei, M., Sebők, C., Vöröházi, J., Tráj, P., Mackei, F., Oláh, B., Fébel, H., Neogrády, Z. and Mátis, G., 2023. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 159, p.103990.
• Major Pesticides Are More Toxic to Human Cells Than Their Declared Active Principles. Mesnage, R. et al. (2014) Major pesticides are more toxic to human cells than their declared active principles, BioMed Research International. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955666/.
• Snails as indicators of pesticide drift, deposit, transfer and effects in the vineyard. Druart, C. et al. (2011) Snails as indicators of pesticide drift, deposit, transfer and effects in the vineyard, Science of The Total Environment. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969711007224?via%3Dihub.
• Exposure to pesticides, persistent and non − persistent pollutants in French 3.5-year-old children: Findings from comprehensive hair analysis in the ELFE national birth cohort. Macheka, L. et al. (2024) Exposure to pesticides, persistent and non − persistent pollutants in French 3.5-year-old children: Findings from comprehensive hair analysis in the ELFE national birth cohort, Environment International. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024004677.
• Uptake and distribution of fluopyram and tebuconazole residues in tomato and bell pepper plant tissues. Matadha, N.Y. et al. (2019) Uptake and distribution of fluopyram and tebuconazole residues in tomato and bell pepper plant tissues, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-018-04071-4.
• A Th2-type immune response and low-grade systemic inflammatory reaction as potential immunotoxic effects in intensive agriculture farmers exposed to pesticides . Lozano-Paniagua, D. et al. (2024) ‘A th2-type immune response and low-grade systemic inflammatory reaction as potential immunotoxic effects in intensive agriculture farmers exposed to pesticides’, Science of The Total Environment, 938, p. 173545. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173545.
• Pesticide-Induced Inflammation at a Glance. Lopes-Ferreira, M. et al. (2023) ‘Pesticide-induced inflammation at a glance’, Toxics, 11(11), p. 896. doi:10.3390/toxics11110896.
• Different effects of polyethylene microplastics on bioaccumulation of three fungicides in maize (Zea mays L.). Qiu, S., Shen, H., Song, J. et al. Different effects of polyethylene microplastics on bioaccumulation of three fungicides in maize (Zea mays L.). Crop Health 2, 7 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44297-024-00028-x
• The influence of polyethylene microplastics on pesticide residue and degradation in the aquatic environment. Wang, F., Gao, J., Zhai, W., Liu, D., Zhou, Z., & Wang, P. (2020). The influence of polyethylene microplastics on pesticide residue and degradation in the aquatic environment. Journal of hazardous materials, 394, 122517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122517
• Effects of triazole fungicides on androgenic disruption and CYP3A4 enzyme activity. Lv, X., Pan, L., Wang, J., Lu, L., Yan, W., Zhu, Y., Xu, Y., Guo, M., & Zhuang, S. (2017). Effects of triazole fungicides on androgenic disruption and CYP3A4 enzyme activity. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 222, 504–512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.051
• Triazole pesticides exposure impaired steroidogenesis associated to an increase in AHR and CAR expression in testis and altered sperm parameters in chicken. Serra, L., Bourdon, G., Estienne, A., Fréville, M., Ramé, C., Chevaleyre, C., Didier, P., Chahnamian, M., Ganier, P., Pinault, F., Froment, P., & Dupont, J. (2023). Triazole pesticides exposure impaired steroidogenesis associated to an increase in AHR and CAR expression in testis and altered sperm parameters in chicken. Toxicology reports, 10, 409–427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.03.005
• Tebuconazole Induces Mouse Fetal Testes Damage via ROS Generation in an Organ Culture Method. Lee, W. Y., Lee, R., & Park, H. J. (2024). Tebuconazole Induces Mouse Fetal Testes Damage via ROS Generation in an Organ Culture Method. International journal of molecular sciences, 25(13), 7050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137050
• Oxidative Stress, Cytotoxic and Inflammatory Effects of Azoles Combinatorial Mixtures in Sertoli TM4 Cells. Petricca, S., Carnicelli, V., Luzi, C., Cinque, B., Celenza, G., & Iorio, R. (2023). Oxidative Stress, Cytotoxic and Inflammatory Effects of Azoles Combinatorial Mixtures in Sertoli TM4 Cells. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 12(6), 1142. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12061142
• Evaluation of the Aquatic Toxicity of Several Triazole Fungicides. Boros, B.-V., Roman, D.-L., & Isvoran, A. (2024). Evaluation of the Aquatic Toxicity of Several Triazole Fungicides. Metabolites, 14(4), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040197
• Cardiotoxicity and triazole pesticides: therapeutic options for a neglected heart disease. Souza, D. and Roman-Campos, D. (2025) Cardiotoxicity and triazole pesticides: therapeutic options for a neglected heart disease, Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14779072.2025.2476124.
• In vivo tebuconazole administration impairs heart electrical function and facilitates the occurrence of dobutamine-induced arrhythmias: involvement of reactive oxygen species. Teixeira-Fonseca, J. L., Souza, D. S., Conceição, M. R. L., Marques, L. P., Durço, A. O., Silva, P. L. D., Joviano-Santos, J. V., Santos-Miranda, A., & Roman-Campos, D. (2024). In vivo tebuconazole administration impairs heart electrical function and facilitates the occurrence of dobutamine-induced arrhythmias: involvement of reactive oxygen species. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 187, 114596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2024.114596
• Tebuconazole induces ROS-dependent cardiac cell toxicity by activating DNA damage and mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Ben Othmène, Y., Monceaux, K., Karoui, A., Ben Salem, I., Belhadef, A., Abid-Essefi, S., & Lemaire, C. (2020). Tebuconazole induces ROS-dependent cardiac cell toxicity by activating DNA damage and mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 204, 111040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111040
• The fungicide tebuconazole modulates the sodium current of human NaV1.5 channels expressed in HEK293 cells. Marques, L. P., Santos-Miranda, A., Joviano-Santos, J. V., Teixeira-Fonseca, J. L., Alcântara, F. D. S., Sarmento, J. O., & Roman-Campos, D. (2023). The fungicide tebuconazole modulates the sodium current of human NaV1.5 channels expressed in HEK293 cells. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 180, 113992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2023.113992
• The fungicide Tebuconazole induces electromechanical cardiotoxicity in murine heart and human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. Santos-Miranda, A., Joviano-Santos, J. V., Cruz-Nascimento, T., Neri, E. A., Souza, D. S., Marques, L. P., Krieger, J. E., & Roman-Campos, D. (2022). The fungicide Tebuconazole induces electromechanical cardiotoxicity in murine heart and human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. Toxicology letters, 359, 96–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.02.005
• Tebuconazole induced oxidative stress and histopathological alterations in adult rat heart. Othmène, Y. B., Hamdi, H., Amara, I., & Abid-Essefi, S. (2020). Tebuconazole induced oxidative stress and histopathological alterations in adult rat heart. Pesticide biochemistry and physiology, 170, 104671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104671
• Tebuconazole induced cardiotoxicity in male adult rat. Ben Othmène, Y., Hamdi, H., Annabi, E., Amara, I., Ben Salem, I., Neffati, F., Najjar, M. F., & Abid-Essefi, S. (2020). Tebuconazole induced cardiotoxicity in male adult rat. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 137, 111134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2020.111134
• Distribution of fluopyram and tebuconazole in pomegranate tissues and their risk assessment. Yogendraiah Matadha, N., Mohapatra, S., & Siddamallaiah, L. (2021). Distribution of fluopyram and tebuconazole in pomegranate tissues and their risk assessment. Food chemistry, 358, 129909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129909
• Fate of pesticide residues in beer and its by-products. Hakme, E., Kallehauge Nielsen, I., Fermina Madsen, J., Storkehave, L. M., Skjold Elmelund Pedersen, M., Schulz, B. L., … Duedahl-Olesen, L. (2023). Fate of pesticide residues in beer and its by-products. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 41(1), 45–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2023.2282557