Fluopyram is a synthetic fungicide and nematicide used in agriculture.[1][2] It is used to control fungal diseases such as gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), powdery mildew, apple scab, Alternaria, Sclerotinia, and Monilinia. It is an inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase (SDHI fungicide).[3]
Regulation
Developed and produced by Bayer, it was approved in 2012 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[3] and in 2013 it was approved in the EU for use as an active ingredient in pesticides.[4]
Pesticide products containing fluopyram have been banned in Denmark because the chemical can degrade into trifluoroacetic acid, which can then contaminate groundwater and not decompose.[5]
References
- ^ Grabau, Zane J.; Liu, Chang; Schumacher, Lesley A.; Small, Ian M.; Wright, David L. (February 2021). "In-furrow fluopyram nematicide efficacy for Rotylenchulus reniformis management in cotton production". Crop Protection. 140. Bibcode:2021CrPro.14005423G. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2020.105423. S2CID 226354918
- ^ Faske, TR & Hurd, K (December 2015). "Sensitivity of Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis to Fluopyram.". Journal of Nematology. 47 (4): 316–21. PMC 4755706. PMID 26941460
- ^ "Fluopyram". New Active Ingredient Review. Minnesota Department of Agriculture. April 2012. Archived 2017-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ^ "Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 802/2013 Der Kommission" (in German). August 2013.
- ^ "Denmark bans more PFAS pesticides to protect groundwater". Pesticide Action Network Europe. October 6, 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.