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Pyrethrins
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Synthetic.Pyrethroids.Factsheet.pdf
- Product Names:
Raid House & Garden Bug Killer (SC Johnson), formulated with Piperonyl butoxide, Isobutane, Propane
Hot Shot Kitchen Bug Killer 2 (Spectrum Brands), formulated with Piperonyl butoxide, Isobutane
Raid Flea Killer Plus (SC Johnson), formulated with Piperonyl butoxide, Isobutane, N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264), Tetramethrin, Propane
Pyrenone (Bayer Environmental Science), formulated with Piperonyl butoxide
Hartz 2 in 1 Flea + Tick Killer (Hartz Mountain), formulated with Piperonyl butoxide, N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide
- Chemical Class: Pyrethrin insecticide
- Uses: Pre-harvest and postharvest uses on many agricultural crops; livestock animals and premises; commercial and industrial facilities and storage areas where raw and processed food/feed commodities are stored or processed; wide area mosquito abatement use in areas which include aquatic areas; and residential settings. Targets many different types of insects and arthropods including ants, worms, beetles, mites, flies, gnats, spiders, weevils, caterpillars, grubs, moths, ticks, lice, wasps, aphids, midges etc.
- Alternatives: Organic Agriculture, Least-toxic mosquito control
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Likely ()
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Likely ()
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Yes ()
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Acute Illnesses Associated With Pesticide Exposure at Schools, Alarcon, W. et. al. 2005. Journal of the American Medical Association. 294 (4):455-465
- A Longitudinal Approach to Assessing Urban and Suburban Children's Exposure to Pyrethroid Pesticides. Lu C, Barr DB, Pearson M, Bartell S, Bravo R.. 2006. Environ Health Perspect. 114(9):1419-23.
- A mode of action for induction of thyroid gland tumors by Pyrethrins in the rat.. Finch JM, Osimitz TG, Gabriel KL, et al. 2006. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol.214(3):253-62
- Fatal asthma in a child after use of an animal shampoo containing pyrethrin. Wagner, SL. 2000. West J Med 173: 86-87
- Oxidative stress of glyphosate, AMPA and metabolites of pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos pesticides among primary school children in Cyprus. Makris, K.C., Efthymiou, N., Konstantinou, C., Anastasi, E., Schoeters, G., Kolossa-Gehring, M. and Katsonouri, A., Environmental Research, 212, p.113316.
- Effects of prenatal and infant daily exposure to pyrethroid pesticides on the language development of 2-year-old toddlers: A prospective cohort study in rural Yunnan, China. Chen, S., Xiao, X., Qi, Z., Chen, L., Chen, Y., Xu, L., Zhang, L., Song, X. and Li, Y. NeuroToxicology.
- Gut microbiota dysbiosis involves in host non-alcoholic fatty liver disease upon pyrethroid pesticide exposure. Li, M., Liu, T., Yang, T., Zhu, J., Zhou, Y., Wang, M. and Wang, Q., 2022.Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 11, p.100185.
- Exploratory analysis of the association between pyrethroid exposure and rheumatoid arthritis among US adults: 2007-2014 data analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Guo, X., Li, N., Wang, H., Su, W., Song, Q., Liang, Q., Sun, C., Liang, M., Ding, X., Lowe, S. and Sun, Y., 2022. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp.1-11.
- Developmental pyrethroid exposure causes a neurodevelopmental disorder phenotype in mice. . Curtis, M.A., Dhamsania, R.K., Branco, R.C., Guo, J.D., Creeden, J., Neifer, K.L., Black, C.A., Winokur, E.J., Andari, E., Dias, B.G. and Liu, R.C., 2023.PNAS nexus, 2(4), p.pgad085.
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