Propargite (
IUPAC
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name 2-(4-tert-butylphenoxy)cyclohexyl prop-2-yne-1-sulfonate, trade names Mitex, Omite and Comite) is a
pesticide used to kill
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear e ...
s (an
acaricide
Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass ''Acari'', which includes ticks and mites.
Acaricides are used both in medicine and agriculture, although the desired selective toxicity differs between the two fields.
Termino ...
).
Symptoms of excessive exposure are eye and skin irritation, and possibly
sensitization
Sensitization is a non-associative learning process in which repeated administration of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response. Sensitization often is characterized by an enhancement of response to a whole class of sti ...
. It is highly toxic to amphibians, fish, and
zooplankton
Zooplankton are the animal component of the planktonic community ("zoo" comes from the Greek word for ''animal''). Plankton are aquatic organisms that are unable to swim effectively against currents, and consequently drift or are carried along by ...
, as well as having potential carcinogenity.
References
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2087/epdf
External links
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Propargyl compounds
Insecticides
Organosulfites
Tert-butyl compounds
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