Talk:Methoprene

Methoprene and cats

I am editing the statement about methoprene-containing products being pulled by the EPA for the following reason: The statement, while true, is misleading. It can lead readers to believe that methoprene is dangerous to cats. It is not, the phenothrin was the cause of the adverse reactions. The fact that the product contained methoprene is purely incidental. Please read http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/flea-tick-drops.htm carefully. Observer31 09:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Isn't this pesticide causing the frog deformities? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.65.21 (talk) 03:21, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

No, that is atrazine. Markjoseph125 (talk) 05:31, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

I've just read that it was the leading candidate for explaining growth abnormalities in frogs as recently as 2003. I'm not sure if this was proved/disproved since then.

Anyone know the legal status of this chemical? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.248.175.23 (talk) 17:24, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

See also : Henrick, C. A., KO, J., Nguyen, J., Burelson, J., Lindahl, G., Van Gundy, D., & Edge, J. M. (2002) Investigation of the relationship between S-methoprene and deformities in anurans. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 18(3), 214-221.(résumé avec INIST-CNRS) --Lamiot (talk) 18:44, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

See also Ankley, G. T., Tietge, J. E., DeFoe, D. L., Jensen, K. M., Holcombe, G. W., Durhan, E. J., & Diamond, S. A. (1998). Effects of ultraviolet light and methoprene on survival and development of Rana pipiens. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 17(12), 2530-2542 ([ abstract/résumé). ]--Lamiot (talk) 19:09, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

see also :

• João P. Monteiro, Romeu A. Videira, Manuel J. Matos, Augusto M. Dinis, Amália S. Jurado (2008), Non-Selective Toxicological Effects of the Insect Juvenile Hormone Analogue Methoprene. A Membrane Biophysical Approach ; Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology September 2008, Vol.150, n°3, pp 243-257 (Abstract/résumé)
• James J. La Clair, John A. Bantle et James Dumont (1998) Photoproducts and Metabolites of a Common Insect Growth Regulator Produce Developmental Deformities in Xenopus ; Environ. Sci. Technol., 1998-04-14, 32 (10), pp 1453–1461 ; DOI: 10.1021/es971024h (abstract/résumé)--Lamiot (talk) 13:07, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

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