| Rescalure |

Last updated: 07/01/2026
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(Also known as: California Red Scale Pheromone) |
The following Pesticide Hazard Tricolour (PHT) alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement. The alerts for Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) are based on applying the FAO/WHO (Type 1) and the PAN (Type II) criteria to PPDB data. Further details on the HHP indicators are given in the tables below. Neither the PHT nor the HHP hazard alerts take account of usage patterns or exposure, thus they do not represent risk.
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PHT: Ecotoxicity |
PHT: Human health |
Highly Hazardous Pesticide |
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A natural insecticide for control of red scale that works by disurpting mating |
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California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii |
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Orchard crops; Citrus |
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Not approved |
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Withdrawn |
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No UK approval for use as a plant protection agent |
| EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414) |
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Approved |
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Austria |
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18/05/2028 |
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Yes |
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ATAustria |
BEBelgium |
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CYCyprus |
CZCzech Republic |
DEGermany |
DKDenmark |
EEEstonia |
ELGreece |
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ESSpain |
FIFinland |
FRFrance |
HRCroatia |
HUHungary |
IEIreland |
ITItaly |
LTLithuania |
LULuxembourg |
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LVLatvia |
MTMalta |
NLNetherlands |
PLPoland |
PTPortugal |
RORomania |
SESweden |
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SKSlovakia |
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Whilst the molecule can take four stereoisomeric forms the technical material is a mixture of just two being a 1:1 mixture of the 3S,6R and 3S,6S isomers |
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C₁₆H₂₈O₂ |
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CC(CCC(CCC=C)C(=C)C)CCOC(=O)C |
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No data |
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UJJKWQRTTYLTQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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InChI=1S/C16H28O2/c1-6-7-8-16(13(2)3)10-9-14(4)11-12-18-15(5)17/h6,14,16H,1-2,7-12H2,3-5H3 |
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Yes |
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Insecticide; Semiochemical |
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Pheromone |
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750 g kg⁻¹ |
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Natural |
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Mating distrupter |
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Originally isolated from female adults of Californian red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) |
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Crop protection |
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Californian red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) |
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Orchard crops; Citrus |
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64309-03-1 |
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67601-06-3 (3S, 6R isomer); 67601-10-9 (3S, 6S isomer) |
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613-572-7 |
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252.39 |
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(3E,6E)-3-methyl-6-(prop-1-en-2-yl)dec-9-en-1-yl acetate |
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(3S,6R)-(3S,6S)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyldec-9-en-1-yl acetate |
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9-decen-1-ol, 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-, 1-acetate |
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| UK Poisons List Order 1972 |
Rotterdam Convention |
Montreal Protocol |
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| Stockholm Convention |
OSPAR |
EU Water Framework Directive |
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Yes [ R12 Rule 12: Pesticide active ingredients that are bioaccumulative (where bio-concentration factor (BCF) > 2000 l kg⁻¹ (if BCF is not available, where Log P >=5)) ] |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Not known |
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Not applicable |
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Greenish-yellow coloured oily liquid with aromatic odour |
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Current |
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2025, withdrawn UK |
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- Cidtrak
- Checkmate CRS
- Saturel CRS
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Usually supplied in a vapour releasing dispenser |
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Rescalure is produced commercially through a multi-step chemical synthesis process. The process begins with the preparation of raw materials, which are typically organic alcohols and aldehydes. The raw materials undergo a series of chemical reactions. These reactions are carefully controlled to ensure the correct molecular structure of rescalure is formed. This step often involves multiple stages of synthesis, including the formation of intermediate compounds. After synthesis, the product is purified to remove any impurities or by-products. This is usually done through techniques such as distillation, crystallization, or chromatography. |
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While exact CO₂e values are not published for specific pheromones, some general information is available. The PHERA reported that biotechnological production (e.g. yeast fermentation) of pheromones can reduce GHG emissions by up to 90% compared to traditional chemical synthesis and GHG emissions are typically in the 5 to 10 kg CO₂e per kg of pheromone produced. Other sources suggest that small scale pheromone synthesis typically has emissions in the range 1 – 3 kg CO₂e per kg of pheromone produced. |
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0.2 |
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Low |
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250000 |
Hexane |
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Methanol |
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Xylene |
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Acetone |
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-20 |
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280.8 |
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131 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data |
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1.10 X 1006 |
Calculated |
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6.04 |
at pH 5 |
High |
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0.888 |
P4 P = Other non-EU, UK or US Governments and Regulators 4 = Verified data |
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Not applicable |
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| No dissociation |
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26.0 |
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Highly volatile. If applied directly to plants or soil, drift is a concern & mitigation is advisable |
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32.9 |
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Moderately volatile |
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0.1M methanol: 259nm=6.36, 0.001M methanol: 201nm=559 |
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As this parameter is not normally measured directly, a surrogate measure is used: ‘Photochemical oxidative DT₅₀’. Where data is available, this can be found in the Fate Indices section below. |
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| Soil adsorption and mobility |
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None
| Terrestrial ecotoxicology |
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> 2000 |
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No adverse effects identified or expected |
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No adverse effects identified or expected |
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No adverse effects identified or expected |
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No adverse effects identified or expected |
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No adverse effects identified or expected |
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| Regulatory Threshold Levels (RTLs) used to calculate Total Applied Toxicity (TAT) |
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200 |
Worst case of acute and chronic mammals |
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No data |
No data for acute and chronic birds |
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No data |
No data for acute and chronic earthworms |
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No data |
No data for non-target plants vegetative vigour and seedling emergence |
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No data |
No data for contact and oral honeybees |
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No data |
No data for parasitic wasps and predatory mites |
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No data |
No data for temperate acute and chronic fish |
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No data |
No data for temperate acute and chronic aquatic invertebrates |
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No data |
No data for free-floating plants, rooted plants, acute and chronic algae |
| HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION |
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Low (class I) |
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> 2000 |
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Low |
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> 2000 |
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> 5.0 |
Rat 4 hr |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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None allocated |
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Neglegible for proposed uses |
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Neglegible for proposed uses |
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| Carcinogen |
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Endocrine disruptor |
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A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; E3 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 3 = Negative |
No data found |
| Reproduction / development effects |
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor |
Neurotoxicant |
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No data found |
No data found |
| Respiratory tract irritant |
Skin irritant |
Skin sensitiser |
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XNo, known not to cause a problem |
✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
| Eye irritant |
Phototoxicant |
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?Possibly, status not identified |
No data found |
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No further information available |
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Not explosive or oxidising Depending on formulation may possibly autoignite at 250 DegC; Flammable |
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Not listed (Not listed) |
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Not corrosive to HDPE packaging. Stable for around 2 years at ambient temperature, but much less stable at higher temperatures |
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rescalure |
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rescalure |
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| Record last updated: |
07/01/2026 |
| Contact: |
aeru@herts.ac.uk |
| Please cite as: |
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242 |
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