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EC number: 202-196-5 | CAS number: 92-84-2
Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- toxicity to terrestrial arthropods: short-term
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- The use of Phenothiazine as an insecticide
- Author:
- L.E. Smith
- Year:
- 1 937
- Bibliographic source:
- United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- The mode of action of organic insecticides
- Author:
- R.L. Metcalf
- Year:
- 1 948
- Bibliographic source:
- National Academies, 1948
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Pestizide und Umweltschutz
- Author:
- Gerhard von Schmidt
- Year:
- 2 013
- Bibliographic source:
- Springer Verlag 2013
Materials and methods
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Phenothiazine
- EC Number:
- 202-196-5
- EC Name:
- Phenothiazine
- Cas Number:
- 92-84-2
- Molecular formula:
- C12H9NS
- IUPAC Name:
- 10H-phenothiazine
- Test material form:
- not specified
Constituent 1
Test organisms
- Test organisms (species):
- other: Insects such as mosquito larvae, codling moth, prodenia larvae, mexican bean beetle, bee and others
- Animal group:
- other: Insects such as mosquito larvae, codling moth, prodenia larvae, mexican bean beetle, bee and others
Results and discussion
Effect concentrations
- Remarks on result:
- other: The substance is toxic to mosquito larvae and several other insects or worms, some with very low effect level. It was used as insecticed up to the 1940s.
Any other information on results incl. tables
Phenothiazine was found to be toxic to various insects, such as mosquito larvae, codling moth, prodenia larvae and others.
It was used up to the 1940s in large amounts as insecticide for agricultural purpose, especially in the USA. It was found to
be toxic to bees.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Phenothiazine is toxic for several insects.
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