Fluvalinate

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

• Fluvalinate (trade names include Apistan, Klartan, Minadox) is a synthetic pyrethroid commonly used to control Diseases of the varroa mites in honey bee colonies.

• Fluvalinate is a stable, non-volatile, fat-soluble compound. Although the compound may be found in drones, a study has found honey samples virtually absent of fluvalinate, on account of its affinity to beeswax.^[1]

• Tau-fluvalinate (τ-fluvalinate) is the trivial name for (2R)-fluvalinate. The C atom in the valinate structure is in D-configuration, while the second chiral atom is a mixture of both R and S.

• EPA: Tau-fluvalinate; Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability