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|Section2= |Section6= |Section7= }} Fenthion is an organothiophosphate insecticide, avicide, and acaricide. Like most other organophosphates, its mode of action is via cholinesterase inhibition. Due to its relatively low toxicity towards humans and mammals, fenthion is listed as moderately toxic compound in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization toxicity class.〔 EXTOXNET. (2003). ''Pesticide information Profile for Fenthion''. Cooperative Extension Offices of Cornell University, Michigan State University, Oregon State University, and University of California at Davis. Available at http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/dienochlor-glyphosate/fenthion-ext.html Accessed April 25, 2009.〕〔HSDB. (2003). ''Hazardous Substance Data Bank: Fenthion''. National Library of Medicine: National Toxicology Program. Available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB Accessed April 29, 2009.〕 == Uses == Fenthion is a contact and stomach insecticide used against many sucking, biting pests. It is particularly effective against fruit flies, leaf hoppers, cereal bugs, stem borers, mosquitoes, animal parasites, mites, aphids, codling moths, and weaver birds. It has been widely used in sugar cane, rice, field corn, beets, pome and stone fruit, citrus fruits, pistachio, cotton, olives, coffee, cocoa, vegetables, and vines.〔 Based on its high toxicity on birds, fenthion has been used to control weaver birds and other pest-birds in many parts of the world. Fenthion is also used in cattle, swine, and dogs to control lice, fleas, ticks, flies, and other external parasites.〔〔USEPA. (2001). ''Interim Reregeistration Eligibility Decision for Fenthion''. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/REDs/0290ired.pdf Accessed April 25, 2009.〕〔APVMA. (2005). ''Fenthion Review - Frequently asked questions''. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Available at http://www.apvma.gov.au/chemrev/fenthion_faq.shtml Accessed April 26, 2009.〕 Amid concerns of harmful effects on environment, especially birds, Food and Drug Administration no longer approves uses of fenthion. However, fenthion has been extensively used in Florida to control adult mosquitoes. After preliminary risk assessments on human health and environment in 1998 and its revision in 1999, USEPA issued an Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for fenthion in January 2001. The EPA has classified fenthion as Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP), and warrants special handling because of its toxicity.〔ASTDR. (2005). ''Toxicologic Information about Insecticides Used for Eradicating Mosquitoes (West Nile Virus Control)''. Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Available at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/consultations/west_nile_virus/fenthion.html Accessed April 25, 2009.〕 Some common trade names for fenthion are Avigel, Avigrease, Entex, Baytex, Baycid, Dalf, DMPT, Mercaptophos, Prentox, Fenthion 4E, Queletox, and Lebaycid.〔 Fenthion is available in dust, emulsifiable concentrate, granular, liquid concentrate, spray concentrate, ULV, and wettable powder formulations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fenthion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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