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The Future Role of Pesticides in US Agriculture
TABLE 4-7 Reduced-Risk Pesticides registered with US EPA since 1994
Chemical
Pesticide type
Use
Year registered
Acibenzolar-S-methyl
Plant activator
Tomato, lettuce, tobacco
Pending
Alpha-Metolachlor
Herbicide
All metolachlor uses
1997
Azoxystrobin
Fungicide
Turf
1997
Azoxystrobin
Fungicide
Almond, cucurbit, rice, wheat
1997
Azoxystrobina
Fungicide
Grape, banana, peach, tomato, pecan, peanut
1997
Bifenazate
Insecticide
Ornamentals
1999
Cadre
Herbicide
Peanut
1996
Carfentrazone
Herbicide
Wheat, corn
1998
Cyprodinil
Fungicide
Stone fruit
1998
Diflubenzurona
Insecticide
Below ground termite bait station
1998
Diflufenzopyr
Herbicide
Corn
1999
DPX-MP062
Insecticide
Cotton, tomato, pepper, cole crops, lettuce, sweet corn, apple, pear
Pending
Fenhexamid
Fungicide
Grape, strawberry, ornamental
1999
Fludioxonil
Fungicide
Corn
1995
Fludioxonil
Fungicide
Various seed treatments
pending
Fludioxonil1
Fungicide
Potato
1997
Hexaflumuron
Termiticide
Below-ground bait station
1994
Hexaflumurona
Termiticide
Above-ground bait station
1997
Hymexazol
Fungicide
Sugar beets
1995
Imazamox
Herbicide
Soybeans
1997
Mefenoxam
Fungicide
Ornamentals, citrus, nuts, fruit trees
1996
Methyl anthranilate
Bird repellent
Food crops
1994
Pymetrozine
Insecticide
Potato, cucurbit, tomato, tobacco
1999
Pyriproxyfen
Insecticide
Cotton
pending
S -Dimethenamid
Herbicide
Corn, soybean, peanut
1999
Spinosad
Insecticide
Cotton
1997
Tebufenozide
Insecticide
Walnuts
1995
Tebufenozide
Insecticide
Pome fruit, cotton, leafy vegetables, cole crops, sugarcane, pecan, forestry, fruiting Vegetables, Ornamentals
pending
Trifloxystrobin
Fungicide
Pome fruit, grape, cucurbit, peanut, turf, banana
1999
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Source: adapted from Aspelin and Grube, 1999.
