Consolidated list of pesticides which are banned or restricted under international agreements

It is Plantwise policy that plant doctors should not recommend the use of chemicals that are banned or restricted by international agreements. The table below lists the pesticides identified as Classes Ia and Ib by the WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, as well as pesticides banned or restricted by the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Please note: This table was last updated on 10 May 2013. Under these agreements, procedures exist for restricting additional chemicals and, as a consequence, the list of restricted chemicals changes on a regular basis. Refer to the websites of the agreements (given below) for the most up-to-date lists of banned and restricted pesticides. Likewise, the websites provide additional information on the hazards associated with each chemical.

International agreements under which the pesticide is restricted

Active ingredient
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters 3-Chloro-1,2-propanediol Acrolein Alachlor Aldicarb Aldrin Allyl alcohol Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane Alphachlorohydrin, also called 3Chloro-2,3-propanediol Azinphos-ethyl Azinphos-methyl Benomyl
1

WHO 1 Classification Ia Ib Ib

Rotterdam Convention 2 (PIC)

Stockholm Convention 3 (POP)

Montreal 4 Protocol

Ia Ib Ib

Ib Ib Ib

WHO classification of pesticides by hazard - Extremely and highly hazardous pesticides: http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/pesticides_hazard_2009.pdf 2 Rotterdam Convention Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade - Annex III: http://www.pic.int/TheConvention/Chemicals/AnnexIIIChemicals/tabid/1132/language/enUS/Default.aspx 3 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - pesticides targeted for elimination and with restrictions for production and use: http://chm.pops.int/Convention/ThePOPs/The12InitialPOPs/tabid/296/Default.aspx 4 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer substances being phased out: http://ozone.unep.org/new_site/en/Treaties/treaties_decisions-hb.php?sec_id=5 5 Dustable powder formulations containing a combination of benomyl at or above 7%, carbofuran at or above 10% and thiram at or above 15%

International agreements under which the pesticide is restricted

Active ingredient
Binapacryl Beta hexachlorocyclohexane Beta-cyfluthrin Blasticidin-S Brodifacoum Bromadiolone Bromethalin Butocarboxim Butoxycarboxim Cadusafos Calcium arsenate Calcium cyanide Captafol Carbofuran Chlordane Chlordecone Chlordimeform Chlorethoxyfos Chlorfenvinphos Chlormephos Chlorobenzilate Chlorophacinone Coumaphos Coumatetralyl CVP, also called Chlorfenvinphos Cyfluthrin / Beta-cyfluthrin DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) DDVF, also called Dichlorvos DDVP, also called Dichlorvos Demeton-S-methyl Dichlorvos Dicrotophos Dieldrin Difenacoum Difethialone

WHO 1 Classification

Rotterdam Convention 2 (PIC)

Stockholm Convention 3 (POP)

Montreal 4 Protocol

Ib Ib Ia Ia Ia Ib Ib Ib Ib Ia Ia Ib

Ia Ib Ia

Ia Ib Ib Ib Ib

Ib Ib Ib Ib Ib Ia Ia Ia

Production and use restricted to disease vector control

International agreements under which the pesticide is restricted

Active ingredient
Difolatan, also called Captafol Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) and its salts (such as ammonium salt, potassium salt and sodium salt) Dinoseb and its salts and esters Dinoterb Diphacinone Disulfoton DMTP, also called Methidathion EDB (1,2-dibromoethane) EDDP, also called Edifenphos Edifenphos Endosulfan (technical endosulfan) and its related isomers Endrin Ethyl p-nitrophenyl phenylphosphorothioate (EPN) Ethiofencarb Ethoprop, also called Ethoprophos Ethoprophos Ethylene dichloride Ethylene oxide Ethylthiometon, also called Disulfoton Famphur Fenamiphos Flocoumafen Flucythrinate Fluoroacetamide Formetanate Furathiocarb Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and its mixed isomers Heptachlor Heptenophos Hexachlorobenzene Isoxathion Lead arsenate Lindane (gamma-HCH) M74, also called Disulfoton Mecarbam

WHO 1 Classification Ia Ib Ib Ib Ia Ia Ib

Rotterdam Convention 2 (PIC)

Stockholm Convention 3 (POP)

Montreal 4 Protocol

Ib Ib

Ia Ib Ia Ia

Ia Ib Ib Ia Ib Ib Ib Ib Ib

Ib Ia Ib Ib

Ia Ib

International agreements under which the pesticide is restricted

Active ingredient
Mercaptodimethur, also called Methiocarb Mercuric chloride Mercuric oxide Mercury compounds, including inorganic mercury compounds, alkyl mercury compounds and alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds Metaphos, also called Methylparathion Methamidophos Methidathion Methiocarb Methomyl Methyl bromide Methylmercapthphos teolovy, also called Demeton-S-methyl Methyl-parathion Metilmerkaptophosoksid, also called Oxydemeton-methyl Metriltriazotion, also called Azinphosmethyl Mevinphos Mirex Monocrotophos Nicotine Omethoate Oxamyl Oxydemeton-methyl Parathion Parathion-methyl, also called Methylparathion Paris green Pentachlorobenzene Pentachlorophenol Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
7 8

WHO 1 Classification Ib Ia Ib

Rotterdam Convention 2 (PIC)

Stockholm Convention 3 (POP)

Montreal 4 Protocol

Ia Ib Ib Ib Ib

8 7

Ib Ia Ib Ib Ia

Ib Ib Ib Ib Ib Ia Ia Ib

8
9

Ib

10

Soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 600 g active ingredient/l Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5% active ingredient and dusts at or above 1.5% active ingredient 9 As well as its salts and esters

International agreements under which the pesticide is restricted

Active ingredient
Phenylmercury acetate Phorate Phosphamidon Propetamphos Sodium arsenite Sodium cyanide Sodium fluoracetate Strychnine Sulfotep Tebupirimfos Tefluthrin Terbufos Thallium sulfate Thiram Thiofanox Thiofos, also called Parathion Thiometon Thioxamyl, also called Oxamyl Timet, also called Phorate Toxaphene (Camphechlor) Triazophos Triazotion, also called Azinphos-ethyl Tributyl tin compounds Vamidothion Warfarin Zeta-cypermethrin Zinc phosphide

WHO 1 Classification Ia Ia Ia Ib Ib Ib Ia Ib Ia Ia Ib Ia Ib

Rotterdam Convention 2 (PIC)

Stockholm Convention 3 (POP)

Montreal 4 Protocol

11

5
Ib Ia Ib Ib Ia

Ib Ib

Ib Ib Ib Ib

10

Acceptable purpose for production and use restricted to insect baits for control of leaf-cutting ants from Atta spp. and Acromyrmex spp. Specific exemption for control of red imported fi re ants and termites. 11 Soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 1000 g active ingredient/l