Hydramethylnon (AC 217,300) is an insecticide used primarily in the form of baits for and .
Veterinary Support Personnel Network It works by inhibiting complex III in the mitochondrial inner membrane and leads to a halting of oxidative phosphorylation (IRAC class 20A). Some brands of hydramethylnon are Amdro, Blatex, Combat, Cyaforce, Cyclon, Faslane, Grant's, Impact, Matox, Maxforce, Pyramdron, Siege, Scuttle and Wipeout. Hydramethylnon is a slow-acting poison with delayed toxicity that needs to be eaten to be effective.
Hydramethylnon, when fed to rats for two years, led to an increase in uterine tumors and at the highest dose; therefore, the Environmental Protection Agency classifies hydramethylnon as a possible human carcinogen.
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