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Administrative data

Endpoint:
toxicity to terrestrial arthropods: short-term
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2008
Report date:
2008

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 213 (Honeybees, Acute Oral Toxicity Test)
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 214 (Honeybees, Acute Contact Toxicity Test)
GLP compliance:
yes
Application method:
other: contact and oral

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
methyl (2E)-2-methoxyimino-2-[2-[(2-methylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl]acetate
EC Number:
604-351-6
Cas Number:
143390-89-0
Molecular formula:
C18 H19 N O4
IUPAC Name:
methyl (2E)-2-methoxyimino-2-[2-[(2-methylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl]acetate
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): BAS 490 F
- Physical state: light brown solid
- Analytical purity: 97.8% ± 1.0% active ingredient
- Batch No.: COD-000225
- Storage condition of test material: at room temperature

Sampling and analysis

Analytical monitoring:
yes

Test substrate

Vehicle:
yes

Test organisms

Test organisms (species):
Apis mellifera
Animal group:
Hymenoptera (honeybees)
Details on test organisms:
TEST ORGANISM
- Common name: worker honey bees
- Source: Honey bee colonies, disease-free and queen-right, bred by IBACON GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
- Age at test initiation: adult
- Sex: female
- Cultural background:
- Disease free: yes
- Kept according to standard practices: yes

Study design

Study type:
laboratory study
Limit test:
yes
Total exposure duration:
48 h

Test conditions

Test temperature:
25 - 26 °C
Humidity:
37-70%
Photoperiod and lighting:
Darkness (expect during observation)
Details on test conditions:
TEST SYSTEM
Type: stainless steel cages
Size: 10 x 8.5 x 5.5. cm (length x width x height)
No. of individuals/unit: 10
Replicates: 5 per test item dose, controls and reference item dose
Food: Commercial ready-to-use syrup (Apiinvert; 30 % Saccharose, 31 % Glucose, 39 % Fructose) ad libitum; was given directly after treatment using syringes; no replacements of the food was necessary during the experimental time of the experiments (48 h)

TEST PARAMETERS: mortality, behavioural abnormalities after 4, 24, 48 hours
Nominal and measured concentrations:
Nominal dose level of the test item in the contact test and the oral test: 100 µg a.i./bee
Measured dose level of the test item in the oral test: 111.0 µg a.i./bee

Nominal dose level of the reference item in the contact test: 0.3, 0.2, 0.15, 0.1 µg dimethoate per bee

Nominal dose level of the reference item in the oral test: 0.3, 0.15, 0.08, 0.05 µg dimethoate per bee
Measured dose level of the reference item in the oral test: 0.28, 0.15, 0.08, 0.05 µg dimethoate per bee
Reference substance (positive control):
yes
Remarks:
dimethoate 400 mg/L (nominal)

Results and discussion

Effect concentrationsopen allclose all
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect conc.:
> 100 µg per animal
Nominal / measured:
nominal
Conc. based on:
act. ingr.
Basis for effect:
mortality
Remarks on result:
other: contact test
Duration:
48 h
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect conc.:
> 111 µg per animal
Nominal / measured:
meas. (not specified)
Conc. based on:
act. ingr.
Basis for effect:
mortality
Remarks on result:
other: oral test
Details on results:
CONTACT TOCICITY
- Mortality in the water control: none
- Mortality in the solvent control: none
- Behavioural abnormalities: none

ORAL TOCICITY
- Mortality in the water control: none
- Mortality in the solvent control: none
- Behavioural abnormalities: none
Results with reference substance (positive control):
Contact LD50 (48 h) = 0.19 µg/bee
Oral LD50 (48 h) = 0.15 µg/bee

Applicant's summary and conclusion