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Thiabendazole


Trade and Other Names: Trade names for products containing this compound include Apl-Luster, Arbotect, Mertect, Mycozol, TBZ, Tecto, and Thibenzole. The product is often used in combination with other fungicides and insecticides.

Regulatory Status: Thiabendazole is a General Use Pesticide (GUP). It is in EPA toxicity class III - slightly toxic, and products containing it carry the Signal Word CAUTION on the label.

Chemical Class: benzimidazole

Introduction: Thiabendazole is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide used to control fruit and vegetable diseases such as mold, rot, blight, and stain. It is also active against storage diseases and Dutch Elm disease. In livestock and humans, thiabendazole is applied to treat several helminth species such as roundworms. Thiabendazole is also used medicinally as a chelating agent to bind metals. It is available as a wettable powder, suspension concentrate, flowable concentrate, and liquid.

Formulation: It is available as a wettable powder, suspension concentrate, flowable concentrate, and liquid.

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Basic Manufacturer:

Merck Agvet
Division of Merck & Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 2000
Rahway, NJ 07065-0912

References:

References for the information in this PIP can be found in Reference List Number 10




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