Information on Bifenthrin
Find information on the registration status, continuous evaluation and mitigation measures in California to regulate this active ingredient. An active ingredient is the chemical that makes a pesticide work on a target pest.
Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin
Type of Pesticide: Insecticide
California Registration: Yes
EPA Registration: Yes
Fumigant: No
California Restricted Material: No
Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC): Yes
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC): No
Potential Groundwater Contaminant: No
Reevaluation Status: Concluded
Chemical Class: Pyrethroid
DPR Chemical Code: 2300
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Documents
- May 2017 - Modeling Bifenthrin Outdoor Uses in Residential Areas of California - English pdf
- July 2014 - Final Decision Concerning Reevaluation of Certain Pyrethroid Pesticide Products
- March 1997 - Bifenthrin Risk Characterization Document (Termiticide Use) - English pdf
- February 1997 - Bifenthrin Risk Characterization Document (Greenhouse Use) - English pdf
Historic Documents
- April 2016 – Source Identification for Urban Pyrethroid Use in California: Bifenthrin in Placer County (Study 303)
- California 2009 Urban Pesticide Use Pattern Study, Conducted by the Pyrethroid Working Group & Meta Research, Inc.
- August 2001 – Final Report for the 1999 Propargite and Bifenthrin Air Monitoring (Appendices)
- September 1997 – Bifenthrin Dislodgeable Foliar Residues Following Reduced-volume and Conventional Pesticide Applications in Greenhouses
- March 1996 – Exposure Assessment Document (Greenhouse Use)
- July 1995 – Exposure Assessment Document (Termiticide Use)
- February 1991 – Risk Characterization Document (Use on Cotton)
- January 1991 – Estimation of Daily Dermal Exposure and Absorbed Daily Dosage for Agricultural Workers Exposed to Bifenthrin in California Cotton Fields (Appendix B)
- Reevaluation Notice
- Summary Chart of Active Ingredient Specific Data Requirements
- List of Products Included in Reevaluation
- List of Documents Related to the Pyrethroid Reevaluation
- Frequently Asked Questions