(Also known as: (E)-nitenpyram ; TI 204; niterndipoine)
SUMMARY
Data alerts
The following 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.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
Environmental fate High alert: Drainflow: Mobile
Warning: Significant data are missing
Ecotoxicity High alert: Bees acute unknown ecotoxicity: High
Human health Moderate alert: Mammals acute toxicity: Moderate
Warning: Significant data are missing
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
An insecticide used mainly to kill external parasites in livestock and domestic pets buts also used to control sucking insects on rice and in greenhouse crops
Example pests controlled
Aphids; Thrips; Whitefly; Fleas; Ticks
Example applications
Rice; Glasshouse crops; Veterinary situations
Efficacy & activity
-
Availability status
-
Introduction & key dates
1989 discovered, 1995 launched
UK regulatory status
UK COPR regulatory status
Not approved
Date COPR inclusion expires
Never notified
UK LERAP status
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
EC Regulation 1107/2009 status
Not approved
Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur
Not applicable
Date EC 1107/2009 inclusion expires
Never notified
EU Candidate for substitution (CfS)
Not applicable
Listed in EU database
Yes
Approved for use (✓) under EC 1107/2009 in the following EU Member States
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approved for use (✓) under EC 1107/2009 by Mutual Recognition of Authorisation and/or national regulations in the following EEA countries
Systemic with translaminar activity, stomach and contact action affecting insects nervous system. No long term activity.Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) competitive modulator.
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