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toxic to aquatic invertebrates than the parent compound. EFED modeling (DP 329613+) predicts 

that flubendiamide and its des-iodo degradate will accumulate in aquatic systems eventually 

exceeding Agency levels of concern (LOCs).

The purpose of this analysis is to: 1) briefly summarize the previous risk assessments and more 

recent risk analyses performed for flubendiamide; 2) evaluate recent data submissions from the 

registrant; 3) assess ecological risk for a proposed tree nut use amendment the registrant has 

proposed to retain as the sole use on future flubendiamide labels; and 4) determine if any of the 

recent submissions and/or analyses have changed the Agency’s understanding of the risks posed 

by current and proposed uses of flubendiamide.

2. Description of Past Risk Assessment Conclusions

Flubendiamide has been subject to three ecological risk assessments prior to this document:

• June 23, 2008: DP Barcodes: 329594, 329613, 329606, and 329599

• May 17, 2010: DP Barcodes: 368029, 368036, 368040, and 368055

• December 16, 2010: DP Barcodes: 376460, 376101, and 376102

The June 23, 2008 risk assessment addressed registration proposals for two flubendiamide 

formulations. Flubendiamide formulation 480 SC was proposed for corn, cotton, tobacco, grapes, 

pome fruit, stone fruit, and tree nut crops. A second formulation, 24 WG, was proposed for use 

on cucurbit vegetables, fruiting vegetables, leafy vegetables, and brassica (cole) leafy vegetables. 

The maximum application rate was 0.156 lbs a.i./A for pome fruit. Evaluation of the physical 

and chemical properties indicated that flubendiamide is stable to hydrolysis, aerobic and 

anaerobic soil metabolism, and aerobic aquatic metabolism. Photolysis and anaerobic aquatic 

metabolism were reported to be the main routes of degradation for flubendiamide. 

Flubendiamide degrades to NNI-0001-des-iodo (hereafter referred to as des-iodo) under 

anaerobic aquatic conditions (t1⁄2 = 364 days) and direct aqueous photolysis (t1⁄2 = 11.6 days), but 

rather slowly by soil photolysis (t1⁄2 = 70.5 days). Flubendiamide and des-iodo were reported to 

have the potential for groundwater contamination in vulnerable soils with low organic carbon 

content, after very heavy rainfall, and/or in the presence of shallow groundwater. The risk 

assessment noted that flubendiamide and the des-iodo degradate overall stability/persistence 

profiles were suggestive of accumulation in soils, water column, and sediments with each 

successive application. Analysis of available ecological effects data resulted in the conclusion 

that both flubendiamide and the des-iodo degradate were of toxicological concern. The risk 

assessment concluded that there are risk concerns for to benthic invertebrates2 exposed to 

flubendiamide and its des-iodo degradate. Furthermore, the risk assessment concluded that the 

formulated products 480 SC and 24 WG were also of concern for acute and chronic risks to 

freshwater invertebrates from direct introduction to surface waters by spray drift deposition.

The May 17, 2010 risk assessment addressed additional registration proposals for 480 SC 

formulation use on Christmas trees and legume vegetables including soybeans, and the 24 WG 

formulation for rotational plant-back interval use for legume vegetables. The conclusions of the 

2 Some species of aquatic invertebrates inhabit the overlying water (water above the sediment in a water body), 

while others inhabit the benthic zone (in or on the sediment in a water body). Because exposure and effects 

endpoints can vary between overlying and benthic (or pore) water, it is sometimes necessary to specify overlying or 

benthic if referring to only one portion of the water body or one of these groups of aquatic invertebrates.
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risk assessment were not markedly different from the 2008 risk assessment’s characterization of 

the environmental fate, stressors of concern, nor the risk conclusions: 1) concern for long-term 

accumulation of the parent flubendiamide and the des-iodo degradate; 2) both flubendiamide and 

the des-iodo degradate as stressors of concern; and 3) risk concerns for benthic invertebrates 

from both flubendiamide and the des-iodo degradate to freshwater invertebrates. However, the 

risk assessment also addressed the potential for distance buffers between application sites and 

surface waters as a risk mitigation option. The risk assessment concluded that buffers, from a 

spray drift perspective, would have little impact on the risks of concern.

The December 16, 2010 risk assessment addressed proposed new uses of flubendiamide on 

alfalfa, globe artichoke, low growing berries (except cranberry), peanut, pistachio, small fruit 

vine climbing (except fuzzy kiwifruit), sorghum, sugarcane, sunflower, safflower, turnip greens 

and a proposed increased application rate on brassica leafy vegetables. The proposed new uses 

and increased rate pertained to the formulations SYNAPSETM WG (39%), a water dispersible 

granule formulation, and BELTTM SC (24% ai), a suspension concentrate formulation. 

Flubendiamide was proposed for ground application, aerial application (restricted for pistachio, 

and small fruit vine climbing group), and chemigation. Again as in the previous risk assessments,

flubendiamide and the des-iodo degradate were identified as the stressors of concern.

Environmental fate and transport data indicated that flubendiamide is stable to hydrolysis, 

aerobic and anaerobic soil metabolism, and aerobic aquatic metabolism. Photolysis and 

anaerobic aquatic metabolism appeared to be the main routes of degradation for flubendiamide. 

Flubendiamide was expected to be slightly to hardly mobile in the environment. Des-iodo was 

concluded to be persistent (stable in an aerobic soil environment), and expected to be moderately 

mobile. As in the other risk assessments, concern was indicated for chronic risk to freshwater 

invertebrates from exposures in the water column and pore water from the total residues of 

flubendiamide and des-iodo. The December 16, 2010 risk assessment mentions that a field study 

on the efficacy of vegetative filter strips to reduce pesticide loading to surface waters was under 

review at the time of writing. However, the results of that study were not incorporated into the 

risk assessment.

3. Time-limited/Conditional Registration Requirements 

Sections 3 through 6 describe a series of less formal risk assessments that were undertaken by the 

Agency in response to data submissions, alternative modeling submitted by Bayer CropScience, 

proposed label revisions, and Agency/OPP Risk Manager requests. The results of these 

individual analyses are described and integrated into an overall risk assessment in Section 7. 

Issues surrounding the use of vegetative filter strips

After the initial (June 23, 2008) risk assessment, the registrant argued that the 15-ft. vegetative 

filter strip (VFS) included on all flubendiamide labels would largely prevent transfer of 

flubendiamide from the field of application to downslope waterbodies, thereby limiting the 

accumulation of flubendiamide and des-iodo in these waterbodies and preventing exceedances of 

Agency LOCs. According to this argument, the Agency’s modeling over-estimated exposure and 

therefore risk, because it could not account for the mitigation provided by the VFS.

The Environmental Fate and Effects Division (EFED) counter-argued that VFSs can be 

beneficial for pesticides that would degrade in the VFSs, but flubendiamide would not be 

expected to degrade in the VFSs due to its persistent nature. Therefore, EFED believed 
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flubendiamide movement would only be “temporarily delayed” by the VFS (i.e., flubendiamide 

washed into the VFS by a runoff event would likely be transported to a downstream waterbody 

by a subsequent runoff event). 

However, neither the registrant nor EFED had data to support either side’s argument. This 

uncertainty is reflected in the preliminary acceptance letter dated 7/31/2008 (a document 

notifying the registrant of the conditions of registration) which required the following:

1. Small-Scale Run-off/Vegetative Filter Strip Study – a run-off study to determine the 

magnitude of the parent, flubendiamide, retained in filter strips of various widths; and

2. Farm Pond Monitoring Program – if risk assessment, based on the results from the smallscale run-off/vegetative filter strip study and additional available data indicates that there

are still risk concerns, monitoring of selected receiving waters will be required within 

watersheds where flubendiamide will be used.

Flubendiamide was granted a time-limited/conditional registration while the registrant generated 

the data necessary to address the uncertainties identified at the time of registration.

A major modeling error was identified in a cursory review (DP 382010) of the small-scale runoff/vegetative filter strip study (MRIDs 48175602, 48175604, and 48175606) submitted by the 

registrant in response to the first condition of registration. The Agency requested that the study 

be corrected and resubmitted to the Agency, but the study was never re-submitted. Therefore, the 

second requirement, the ‘farm pond’ monitoring program, was triggered.

Requirements for Environmental Monitoring

The registrant submitted a monitoring protocol for flubendiamide and its metabolite, des-iodo 

flubendiamide, in sediment and surface water (MRID 48010201). EFED recommended (DP 

375361) three modifications of the proposed study. First, the submitted protocol should include 

water bodies that will likely represent worst case scenarios in terms of flubendiamide 

accumulation in sediment (e.g., ponds for which the entire upstream drainage area is treated with 

flubendiamide). Second, the time period monitored should be extended to allow accurate 

accumulation rates in sediment for flubendiamide and its des-iodo degradate to be determined. 

Third, the registrant needs to make available sufficient quantities of the technical grade active 

ingredient and des-iodo degradate for analytical standards, so that the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) can include these chemicals in their pesticide surveys.

After site selection studies in Georgia (MRID 48644901) and North Carolina (MRID 48535201), 

the registrant and EFED agreed to monitoring a total of three ponds (two adjacent ponds in 

Georgia (DP 398132) and one pond in North Carolina (DP 394006)). Both sites were selected 

from regions of the United States with high initial (2009) flubendiamide sales data.

In addition to the registrant’s monitoring effort, the USGS was able to add flubendiamide and 

des-iodo to their pesticide monitoring programs from 2012 onward (water sampling only, no 

sediment monitoring).

Registrant-suggested Modeling Efforts

The registrant asked the Agency to consider modeling pond overflow in MRID 49532601. The 

registrant documented overflow events at the ponds monitored in the farm pond study (MRIDs 

49415303, 49415302, and 49415301), but did not measure overflow volumes or concentrations 
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in overflow for any of the ponds. In response to the registrant’s request, the Agency modeled 

several scenarios (Appendix 1) using the “varying volume and flowthrough” option in the 

Surface Water Concentration Calculator (SWCC version 1.106; PRZM version 5.0; VVWM 

version 1.0). 

Modeling overflow dramatically decreases the pond estimated environmental concentrations 

(EECs) in the Eastern/Southeastern United States scenarios modeled relative to the EECs based 

on standard EFED modeling (which uses the “constant volume, no flowthrough” option). This 

change in EECs is due to greater precipitation in the Eastern/Southeastern United States, which 

keeps the pond near full capacity and causes overflow with most runoff events (i.e., little change 

in EECs due to changing pond volume, but does include a significant pesticide mass loss through 

overflow). However, EECs are higher in the Western United States using the “varying volume 

and flowthrough” option relative to standard EFED modeling that does not account for overflow. 

In the Western United States, the farm pond is often below full capacity and refills rather than 

overflows with most runoff events (i.e., concentration increases as pond volume diminishes, 

while pesticide mass loss through overflow is rare). 

Additionally, it is important to note that any flubendiamide or des-iodo “lost” with overflow is 

expected to accumulate in a different aquatic environment (e.g., lakes, reservoirs, and/or 

estuaries) further downstream due to the persistence of these chemicals. Therefore, modeling 

overflow doesn’t diminish the overall environmental consequences of flubendiamide 

applications in the Eastern/Southeastern United States and results in higher EECs in the Western 

United States (DP 426940).

Responses to Registrant Email Inquiries

The registrant asked the Agency to consider several topics through emails submitted 6/22/2015 

and 6/30/2015. The 6/22/2015 email concerned USGS stream monitoring data, the proximity of 

farm ponds to crop areas with flubendiamide use, and aquatic photolysis as an explanation for 

the 66-day mesocosm study half-life. A response provided on 7/8/2015 (DP 427901) concluded 

that “the information contained in this submission would not change the conclusions of previous 

EFED responses subsequent to the pond studies or previous EFED risk assessments”.

The 6/30/2015 email contained an attachment entitled “White Paper: Flubendiamide Benefits, 

Aquatic Risk Assessment Summary and Proposed Path Forward” (no MRID number) with 

comments on several topics: 1) pond monitoring data; 2) USGS stream monitoring; 3) the low 

extent of des-iodo formation in aerobic and semi-aerobic environments; 4) limited numbers of 

ponds adjacent to high use areas; 5) lower toxicity compared to main competitor products; 6) fate 

of flubendiamide and des-iodo in streams under real world conditions; 7) interpretation of 3.5-

year monitoring data – farm pond accumulation; and 8) a proposed path forward. The Agency 

responded (DP 427973) to the 2nd email on 7/15/2015 with the same response as for the first

email because the information provided did not change the conclusions of previous EFED 

responses subsequent to the pond studies or previous EFED risk assessments.

Responses to Registrant Requests to Review Flubendiamide Analyses Prepared for Agency 

Managers

In the fall of 2015, a series of presentations were made to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 

Risk Managers regarding flubendiamide (10/28/2015 – 12/3/2015). As part of these 

presentations, two series of analyses were produced at the request of the Risk Managers from the 
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Registration Division of OPP. Because the registrant asked to see these analyses, two memos 

were subsequently produced to provide a written context to analyses so that the registrant could 

better interpret these analyses. The first memo (DP 430747) compared four regulatory scenarios 

for multiple crops based on the standard EFED aquatic modeling procedures. The crops selected 

were those with the largest number of acres treated according to proprietary pesticide usage data 

available to the Agency. The regulatory scenarios assumed maximum use rates from 2009 (the 

year after flubendiamide was registered) to 2015 and then changed according to the regulatory 

scenario modeled, which included ‘no change from current label’, ‘change to one ground 

application forever’, ‘change to one ground application, then cancel in 2018’, and ‘cancel uses 

after the 2015 application’. This analysis showed that all four of the regulatory scenarios exceed 

Agency LOCs for all of the simulated crops because too much flubendiamide had already been 

applied to these simulated fields through 2015 based on the maximum application rates on 

current labels. Any additional applications beyond 2015 simply causes further deterioration of 

the aquatic environment modeled (i.e., des-iodo would continue to accumulate adversely 

affecting greater proportions of aquatic invertebrates with similar sensitivities to the organisms 

from which the endpoints were derived as well as adversely affecting greater numbers of less 

sensitive aquatic invertebrate species as those species’ tolerances are exceeded).

The second memo (DP 430972) provided additional characterization of ecological risk through 

consideration of a subset of crops proposed as posing limited ecological risk to aquatic 

invertebrates. The crop scenarios were selected based on the 13 crops (or crop groups; i.e.,

alfalfa, brassica leafy vegetables, cotton (AZ and CA only), cucurbit vegetables, fruiting 

vegetables, grape, leafy vegetables, legume vegetables, pome fruit, stone fruit, strawberry, 

tobacco, and tree nuts) that the registrant proposed to retain on flubendiamide labels (email from 

Charlotte Sanson of Bayer CropScience to Susan Lewis of USEPA on 12/15/15). The application 

rates, number of applications per year and annual maximum application rates were based on an 

email from Nancy Delaney of Bayer CropScience to Deborah McCall of USEPA on 8/12/15.

Only two application scenarios (high and low exposure) were investigated for this second memo.

This analysis assumed no prior use of flubendiamide and modeled different numbers of 

applications per year from the maximum allowed on the label down to one at the maximum 

single application rate.

Additional analysis of all these crops was performed prior to a meeting with the registrant and 

provided to the registrant at that meeting on 1/6/2016. This analysis used the same methods as 

described in the second memo and is attached to this memo as Appendix 3. These results confirm 

the range of results in the second memo (DP 430972) and provides additional results for the 

entire set of uses described by the BCS emails.

4. Discussion of Fate and Effects Data Submitted after the Last Risk Assessment

Several fate and effects studies have been submitted since the last comprehensive risk 

assessment conducted in 2010.

Toxicological Data

Subsequent to the risk assessments in 2010 additional sediment effects data were made available 

to the Agency. In addition, over the course of several months OPP Risk Managers requested 

additional perspective on the suite of effects observed in available sediment effects data at doses 

beyond the no adverse effect concentration (NOAEC) for the available data.
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Submissions of Sediment Toxicity Data After 2010

The registrant submitted a des-iodo degradate prolonged sediment toxicity test with Chironomus 

riparius using spiked sediment (MRID 48175605). The Agency completed a data evaluation 

record (DER) for this study in July of 2011. The study was classified supplemental and returned 

a NOAEC at the highest dose tested: time weighted average (TWA) of 52.6 μg of total 

recoverable residue (TRR)/kg-dw sediment; TWA 7.18 μg TRR/L overlying water; TWA 19.5 

μg TRR/L pore water.

In January of 2016 the registrant submitted a flubendiamide prolonged sediment toxicity test 

with C. riparius using spiked sediment (MRID 49661801). The Agency has conducted an 

evaluation of the study (DP 431040) and concludes that the study is scientifically sound and 

suitable for use quantitatively in risk assessment. Consistent with other studies with this species 

and sediment, emergence of the organisms proved to be the most sensitive endpoint. The 

Agency’s Data Evaluation Record concludes that the NOAEC is TWA 12.3 μg/L in overlying 

water and TWA 4.32 μg/L in pore water. The LOAEC is TWA 23.7 μg/L in overlying water and 

TWA 8.09 μg/L in pore water.

Confirmation of Existing Studies

In 2015, while the evaluation of all lines of evidence was underway with respect to the efficacy 

of vegetative filter strips, model assumptions and surface water monitoring, the Risk Managers 

from the Registration Division of OPP requested that exposure modelling results be compared to 

the full suite of effects endpoints from the two spiked water prolonged sediment toxicity tests 

with C. riparius (MRIDs 46817022 (flubendiamide) and 46817023 (des-iodo degradate)).

EFED issued a memorandum (DP 430746) that summarized the approach for evaluation of the 

two studies and the findings of that effort. The resulting endpoints, expressed as TWA, follow in 

Tables 1 and 2.

Table 1. Flubendiamide Effects Endpoints (mg/L) from MRID 46817022 

Concentration Based on Nominal 

Treatment

Concentration Based on Time 

Weighted Average (TWA)

Effect Observation

Overlying Water

0.04 0.015504356* NOEC Percent emergence

0.08 0.029875** LOEC 22% inhibition

0.16 0.062017426* 100% inhibition

Pore Water

0.04 0.001513025* NOEC Percent emergence

0.08 0.0025** LOEC 22% inhibition

0.16 0.006052101* 100% inhibition

* based on nominal treatment and average ratio of nominal:TWA

** based on measured TWA
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Table 2. Des-iodo Effects Endpoints (mg/L) from MRID 46817023

Concentration Based on Nominal 

Treatment

Concentration Based on Time 

Weighted Average (TWA)

Effect Observation

Overlying Water

0.004 0.00189775* NOEC Percent emergence

0.008 0.004135578** LOEC 17% inhibition

0.016 0.008271157** 33% inhibition

0.032 0.015995* 80% inhibition

Pore Water

0.004 0.00027825* NOEC Percent emergence

0.008 0.000737285** LOEC 17% inhibition

0.016 0.00147457** 33% inhibition

0.032 0.00391375* 80% inhibition

* based on nominal treatment and average ratio of nominal:TWA

** based on measured TWA

A comparison of the past risk assessment use of the flubendiamide endpoints from MRID 

46817022 is presented below (Table 3), and shows that TWA concentrations were not reported 

in previous risk assessments for the NOAEC in overlying and pore waters and that previous risk 

assessments reported the LOAEC as a single post application measured dose of 69 μg/L in 

overlying water and 3 μg/l in pore water.

Table 3. Current Flubendiamide Endpoints from the Spiked Water 28-day Chironomus riparius (MRID 

46817022) Compared with Previous Assessments (μg/L)

Risk Assessment

Overlying Water Concentrations Based 

on Time Weighted Average 

Pore Water Concentrations Based on 

Time Weighted Average

NOAEC LOAEC NOAEC LOAEC

June 2008 Not Calculated 69 (single measured 

value) Not Calculated 3 (single measured value)

May 2010 Not Calculated 69 (single measured 

value) Not Calculated 3 (single measured value)

December 2010 Not Calculated 69 (single measured 

value) Not Calculated 3 (single measured value)

Current 15 29.8 1.5 2.5

A comparison of the past risk assessment use of the des-iodo degradate endpoints from MRID 

46817023 is presented below in Table 4, and shows that TWA concentrations are the same as 

previous risk assessments for the NOAEC in overlying and pore waters and that previous risk 

assessments did not report a TWA for the LOAEC.

Table 4. Current Des-iodo Endpoints from the Spiked Water 28-day Chironomus riparius (MRID 46817023) 

Des-iodo Compared with Previous Assessments (μg/L)

Risk Assessment

Overlying Time Weighted Average Pore Time Weighted Average

NOAEC LOAEC NOAEC LOAEC

June 2008 1.9 Not Calculated 0.28 Not Calculated

May 2010 1.9 Not Calculated 0.28 Not Calculated

December 2010 1.9 Not Calculated 0.28 Not Calculated

Current 1.90 4.14 0.28 7.4
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Final Suite of Available Effects Endpoints

The following is the final suite of flubendiamide and des-iodo endpoints for C. riparius in spiked 

water and spiked sediment tests. Flubendiamide’s mode of action is purported to be taxaspecific, principally targeting the lepidopteran ryanodine receptor. The extent to which the 

receptor affinity for the compound and its degradate changes across invertebrate taxa is not well 

understood for all aquatic invertebrates and so there remains uncertainty as to the representation 

of any given species to all species within a taxonomic group. However, effects endpoints based 

on the test organism C. riparius (not a lepidopteran) remain the most sensitive available and, 

consistent with EPA policy, are the basis for the risk assessment.

Table 5. Current Flubendiamide and Des-iodo Endpoints for Chironomus riparius in Spiked Water and 

Spiked Sediment Tests

Overlying Water TWA (μg/L) Pore Water TWA (μg/L) Endpoint Label

Flubendiamide – Spiked Water 28-Day (MRID 46817022)

15.5 1.51 NOAEC Percent emergence

29.9 2.50 LOAEC 22% inhibition

62.0 6.05 100% inhibition

Flubendiamide – Spiked Sediment (MRID 49661801) (in review)

12.3 4.32 NOAEC Percent emergence

23.7 8.09 LOAEC Percent emergence

Des-iodo – Spiked Water 28-Day (MRID 46817023)

1.90 0.278 NOAEC Percent emergence

4.14 0.737 LOAEC 17% inhibition

8.27 1.47 33% inhibition

16.0 3.91 80% inhibition

Des-iodo – Spiked Sediment (MRID 48175605)

7.18 19.5 NOAEC (Highest dose tested)

>7.18 >19.5 LOEC

Registrant Endpoint Selection

In December 2014 the registrant submitted a document containing their perspective on 

flubendiamide and des-iodo degradate sediment toxicity endpoints (MRID 49415302). The 

following is a summary of the registrant’s endpoint selection:

x Flubendiamide Sediment Toxicity Study, Spiked Water (MRID 46817022) – results 

based on nominal initial overlying water

o EC50 59 μg a.i./L

o EC15 45 μg a.i./L

o NOAEC 40 μg a.i./L

x Flubendiamide Sediment Toxicity Study, Spiked Sediment (MRID 49661801)

o NOAEC ȝJNJVHGLPHQW (dry weight)

o NOAEC 2.56 ȝJDL/SRUHZDWHU

x Des-iodo Degradate Sediment Toxicity Study, Spiked Water (MRID 46817023) – results 

based on nominal initial overlying water

o EC50 ȝJ/

o EC15 ȝJ/

o NOA(&ȝJ/
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x Des-Iodo Degradate Sediment Toxicity Study, Spiked Sediment (MRID 48178605)

o NOA(&ȝJNJVHGLPHQWGU\ZHLJKW

o NOAEC peak pRUHZDWHUȝJGHV-iodo/L

o NOA(&PHDQPHDVXUHSRUHZDWHUȝJGHV-iodo/L

x Flubendiamide Daphnia magna Reproduction Study, Spiked Water (MRID 46816944)

o 12$(&ȝJ/

Fate Data

The flubendiamide fate data interpretation has not changed since the 2008 and 2010 risk 

assessment. Additional laboratory fate data was requested and submitted for des-iodo after the 

time-limited/conditional registration. All of this des-iodo data indicated that des-iodo does not 

degrade in the environment with the exception of the recently (1/5/2016) submitted des-iodo 

aquatic photolysis study, described below.

Des-iodo Aquatic Photolysis Study

The registrant submitted a 10-day, aqueous photolysis study (MRID 49661701) that estimates a 

79-day half-life for des-iodo when expressed as an environmentally relevant half-life for June in 

Phoenix, AZ. At the end of the 10-day study, 77% of the des-iodo remained as untransformed 

des-iodo. The other 23% had transformed into 14 degradates and CO2. Because so many 

degradates together make up so little mass, no degradate exceeded 6% and only two degradates 

could be identified. None of the degradates have toxicity data, so none can be ruled out as toxic 

degradates of concern other than CO2. Potentially, these degradates may be: more toxic than desiodo; as toxic as des-iodo; or less toxic than des-iodo. Assuming that all of the degradates other 

than CO2 are as toxic as des-iodo would produce a half-life for the entire mass of toxic 

metabolites (total toxic residue half-life) exceeding 1000 years. Therefore the 79-day aquatic 

photolysis half-life for des-iodo estimated in MRID 49661701 should be considered an 

optimistic estimate. Other caveats in using this half-life are discussed in Section 5.

5. Modeling Based on Tree Nut Use in California

The Agency received a new proposed label for flubendiamide on 1/8/2016 that limits use to tree 

nuts in California only and further limits application rates for tree nut uses below that on the 

current label. Up to three applications can be made to tree nuts, therefore modeling was 

conducted for one to three applications per year. Modeling this proposed use in this memo allows 

the Agency to perform an assessment of not only the reduced application rates, but also 

incorporate the 79-day aqueous photolysis half-life for des-iodo into this assessment (previous 

analyses had not used this half-life estimate since it was only submitted to the Agency on 

1/5/2016).

Risk, based on the time-weighted average concentration endpoints (DP 430746) and on the 

registrant-suggested endpoints, is displayed over time in the graphs of Figure 1 of Appendix 3. It

should be noted that EFED does not believe that the registrant-submitted toxicity endpoints are 

appropriate because they appear to be based on the nominal concentrations to which the test 

organisms were intended to be exposed rather than the measured, time-varying concentrations to 

which the organisms were actually exposed.

Flubendiamide airblast applications to tree nuts were modeled using the California almond 

scenario based on an application rate of 0.125 lbs ai/A with a 7-day application interval and up to 
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three applications per year. The scenario modeled assumes that flubendiamide has not previously 

been used in the fields to which it is to be applied and includes a 30-ft spray drift buffer zone 

around aquatic areas based on the new proposed label (previous modeling had only included a 

15-ft spray drift buffer zone which was correct based on the spray drift language of the previous 

labels).

Because flubendiamide and its des-iodo degradate are expected to persist and accumulate in the 

environment, the ecological risk posed by these chemicals in aquatic environments is expected to 

increase over time. Therefore, the number of applications per year EECs are compared in a set of 

graphs for each number of applications per year simulation depicting how ecological exposure 

changes over time for flubendiamide in pore water, des-iodo in overlying water, and des-iodo in 

pore water (flubendiamide in overlying water didn’t exceed Agency LOCs and therefore, is not 

presented).

Predicted changes in aquatic exposure over time are displayed in Figure 1 of Appendix 33

. To 

provide an estimate of the ecological effects to be anticipated at different risk quotient levels, the 

no observed adverse effect concentration (NOAEC) and any additional treatment levels that 

showed a significant effect above the NOAEC (MRIDs 46817022, 46817023, 46816944 and 

49661801) were included in the graphs of Figure 1 of Appendix 3. Analyzed endpoints include 

both the Agency endpoints based on time-weighted averages (Table 5 and DP 430746) and the 

registrant-suggested endpoints (MRID 49415302) that are not supported by the Agency guidance 

(DP 430746). Appendix 4 reports the input parameters used in this analysis. Results are 

discussed in Section 7.

6. Confirmation of Risk from Lowest Exposure Scenario

The Risk Managers from the Registration Division of OPP requested that exposure modeling be 

conducted with the lowest possible exposure scenario in conjunction with the half-life from the

recently submitted des-iodo photolysis study (MRID 49661701; discussed in Section 4). In the 

document that evaluated ecological risk for 13 crops proposed as posing limited ecological risk 

to aquatic invertebrates (DP 430972) there was at least one crop use with more limited exposure 

than the tree nut use from the latest proposed label (Section 5). However, DP 430972 was 

prepared before the des-iodo photolysis study was submitted to the Agency. Including the 

photolysis half-life with the lowest exposure scenario from DP 430972 (ground application to 

cucurbit vegetables) would produce a lower exposure than had been modeled. Therefore to 

ensure that the Agency considered the lowest exposure (the scenario most favorable to the 

registrant and least likely to exceed Agency LOCs), the lowest exposure scenario from DP 

430972 was modeled with the des-iodo photolysis half-life using the modeling assumptions from 

the tree nut use in Section 5 (a 30-ft spray drift buffer and applied assuming that flubendiamide 

had not been previously applied to the modeled field under the higher application rates of the 

current labels). The same assessment methods described for assessment of tree nuts (Section 5) 

were used also used in this analysis. Graphical results are provided in Appendix 3 Figure 2.

Discussion of results occurs in Section 7.

3 Note that these graphs are presented in concentration units (μg/L) rather than risk units as in previous analyses (DP 

430747 and 430972) and Appendix 2.
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7. Integration of New Information into the Risk Assessment

Results from the Farm Pond Monitoring Study (DP 412791+)

At the end of three years of monitoring, the registrant submitted the farm pond monitoring 

reports (MRIDs 49415303, 49415302, and 49415301). EFED identified several issues 

(variability in crops grown, variability in the date of application(s), variability in the application 

rates, magnitude of the study application rates compared to the maximum annual label 

application rates, installation of grass waterways in the GA ponds’ watershed, dilution of pore 

water and sediment samples with underlying uncontaminated material) with this monitoring data

(DP 412791+). Despite these issues, EFED believed the monitoring data showed clear evidence 

that both flubendiamide and des-iodo accumulated in the ponds monitored4

. The accumulation 

measured in the first three years of the pond data least impacted by the identified issues largely 

matched the initial 3 years of concentration predictions of EFED’s aquatic exposure modeling. 

Because EFED’s modeling does not account for the effect of VFSs, but still largely matched the 

monitoring data, EFED believes the effect of VFSs is not large enough to mitigate the ecological 

risks posed by flubendiamide applications. EFED concluded the original and subsequent 

ecological risk assessments performed by the Agency (DP 329594+, 368029+, and 376460+) 

adequately reflect the risks posed by flubendiamide applications and rejects the registrant’s 

argument that the label-required 15-ft VFSs would prevent accumulation from exceeding 

Agency LOCs (DP 412791+).

Analysis of Results from Four Regulatory Scenarios for Multiple Crops (DP 430747)

When considering the time-weighted average endpoints (upper set of graphs on each page in 

Appendix 1 Figure 1), all four of the regulatory scenarios exceed Agency LOCs for all of the 

simulated crops. Consistently, the greatest exceedances occur for des-iodo in pore water. Note 

that many of these scenarios achieve exposure levels that resulted in 80% emergence inhibition 

in the des-iodo chronic laboratory toxicity study (MRID 46817023). (80% emergence inhibition 

indicates that 80% of the test organisms were unable to emerge as the adult, reproductive lifestage from the sediment where the juveniles reside, while only 20% were able to emerge and 

potentially complete their life-cycle.) Such adverse impacts would directly impact aquatic 

invertebrates in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, areas of sediment accumulation in flowing 

waterbodies and any non-flowing waterbodies where des-iodo would accumulate downstream of 

lands where flubendiamide is used as well as result in indirect impacts to fish and wildlife for 

which aquatic invertebrates serve as the basis for their food chain.

Flubendiamide and its des-iodo degradate pose a risk long after a regulatory action may take 

place (i.e., there is a time-lag between mitigation and the maximum risk). For example, under the 

“cancel now” regulatory scenario (light blue dots in Figure 1), flubendiamide applications to the 

watershed above the modeled pond stop after 2015. However, risk from des-iodo in pore water 

does not level-off (stop increasing) for more than a decade after. This time-lag is due to the time 

required to transport the flubendiamide from the field to the pond and for flubendiamide in the 

pond to convert into des-iodo.

4 The fitted trends increase with time (accumulate) in all of the 18 time-series data sets collected from these ponds [3 

ponds × 3 media (water column, sediments, and pore water) × 2 chemicals = 18 time series data sets]. Fitting these 

trends as exponential trends (i.e., fitting a linear trend to the natural log of the concentration observations) indicated 

that 13 of these 18 trends were statistically significant at the p = 0.05 level of confidence. Continued monitoring 

after the three year study period ended produced statistically significant trends in all 18 time series.
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As a final note concerning the graphs based on time-weighted average endpoints, exceedances 

tend to occur quite early in the temporal trends. For example, all of the des-iodo pore water 

graphs based on the time-weighted average endpoints exceed Agency LOCs within 2 years. 

Considering that flubendiamide applications could have started in 2009 for these crops, these 

projected exceedances could have occurred as early as five years ago.

Even if risk were judged by the less sensitive endpoints suggested by the registrant (lower set of 

graphs on each page in Appendix 1 Figure 1), all but two of the regulatory scenarios exceed 

Agency LOCs. These two regulatory scenarios are the “Change to one ground application then 

cancel after 2018” and “Cancel now” scenarios for the leafy vegetables (based on the CA lettuce 

scenario, with ground applications initially in the first time period).

Analysis Results from High and Low Exposure Analysis for 13 Crop Uses (DP 430972)

Based on the two crops modeled to capture the range of flubendiamide risk from the registrantproposed crops to be retained, both the high and low exposure/risk crop scenarios exceed 

Agency LOCs (based on the time-weighted average endpoints). There is risk for all of the 

numbers of applications modeled for both high and low scenarios even though the scenarios 

assumed that flubendiamide was applied to fields to which flubendiamide had never before been 

applied. The low exposure scenario exceeds Agency LOCs in: three years at six, five, or four 

applications per year; four years at three applications per year; six years at two applications per 

year; and nine years with only one application per year. The high exposure scenario applying two 

applications per year (the most allowed by the registrant proposal) exceeds Agency LOCs in two 

years, while the first exceedance occurs in three years with only one application per year.

Based on the TWA endpoints, all of the crop scenarios exceed exposure levels that resulted in 

80% emergence inhibition in the des-iodo chronic laboratory toxicity study (MRID 46817023) 

within the 30 years simulated except: ground application to cucurbit vegetables at two 

applications per year (would exceed 80% emergence inhibition after 30 years) and one 

application per year (exceeds 33% emergence inhibition); airblast application to grapes at one 

application per year (would exceed 80% emergence inhibition after 30 years); and airblast 

application to stone fruit at one application per year (would exceed 80% emergence inhibition 

after 30 years). Again such adverse impacts would directly impact aquatic invertebrates in ponds, 

lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, areas of sediment accumulation in flowing waterbodies and any nonflowing waterbodies where des-iodo would accumulate downstream of lands where 

flubendiamide is used as well as indirectly impact fish and wildlife for which aquatic 

invertebrates serve as the basis for their food chain.

Although the Agency does not agree with the use of the nominal-based endpoints that were 

suggested by the registrant, with respect to the registrant-suggested endpoints, the low exposure 

scenario exceeds Agency LOCs in 11 years at six applications per year, 13 years at five 

applications per year, 16 years at four applications per year, and 21 years at three applications 

per year. The low exposure scenario based on either one or two applications per year does not 

exceed LOCs within the 30 years simulated based on the registrant-suggested endpoints. 

However, both application patterns of one or two applications per year would be expected to 

eventually exceed if applications continued long enough. The high exposure scenario based on

two applications per year exceeds LOCs based on the registrant-suggested endpoints in eight 

years, while the first exceedance occurs in 11 years with only one application per year. 
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Therefore, when considering the registrant’s less conservative proposed endpoints, use of 

flubendiamide still results in risk concerns for aquatic invertebrates.

Tree Nut Assessment Results

Based on the time-weighted average endpoints, the currently proposed flubendiamide tree nut 

use results in risk that exceeds Agency LOCs for all numbers of applications modeled. The tree 

nut scenario exceeds Agency LOCs in two years at three applications per year and three years at 

two or one application(s) per year. All of the numbers of applications per year modeled exceed 

exposure levels that resulted in 80% emergence inhibition in the des-iodo chronic laboratory 

toxicity study (MRID 46817023) within the 30 years simulated even though these scenarios also 

assumed that flubendiamide was applied to fields to which flubendiamide had never before been 

applied.

Although the Agency does not agree with the use of the nominal-based endpoints that were 

suggested by the registrant, the proposed tree nut scenario exceeds Agency LOCs using these 

endpoints in 10 years at three applications per year, 11 years at two applications per year, and 21 

years at one application per year. Therefore, when considering the registrant’s less conservative 

proposed endpoints, use of flubendiamide still results in risk concerns for aquatic invertebrates.

Recall that the tree nut use is based on the newly proposed label that includes an expanded spray 

drift buffer and uses the maximum photolysis estimate (i.e., most degradation due to photolysis 

and therefore, most favorable to the registrant’s position). Comparing the results of this analysis 

for tree nuts to a model run assuming no photolysis (but, retains the 30-ft spray drift buffer) 

decreases the 21-day average des-iodo overlying water EEC at year 30 by 24.1% (17.0 μg/L vs.

12.9 μg/L). The reason for the 24% decrease in exposure is that des-iodo has a low KOC and 

therefore, tends to spend more time in the water column where photolysis could occur than 

chemicals with higher KOCs.

However, there are several reasons to suspect that such a large photolysis effect would not occur 

in the environment. First, the SWCC does not account for the change of light intensity as the sun 

changes position throughout the year. In pure water (no interference due to suspended sediment,

algae, etc.), the light intensity is greatest when the sun is directly overhead (typically near the 

summer solstice in the United States) and least during the winter solstice, when the sun's daily 

maximum elevation in the sky is at its lowest. The 79-day aquatic photolysis half-life estimate is 

for June in Phoenix, AZ and likely represents an over-estimate for the rest of the year in Phoenix. 

For parts of the United States further north, this half-life is likely an over-estimate throughout the 

year.

Second, waters draining, or downstream of, agricultural land tend to have high concentrations of 

dissolved or suspended sediment and nutrients compared to the pure water in which aquatic 

photolysis is measured. These impurities can block light penetration. Therefore after individual 

storm events and/or throughout the rainy season, aquatic photolysis is likely greatly overestimated. Nutrients promote the growth of aquatic plants and algae which can block or limit 

light penetration for much of the time of the year when sunlight is most intense in the Northern 

United States or the entire year in the Southern United States (Note that in Figure 1 of DP 

412791+, the Georgia ponds are a deep shade of green in images taken from September of 2010 

and 2013.)
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Thirdly, there is a mass transfer issue of des-iodo from the benthic sediment (where the des-iodo 

would form and the majority of it would remain) to the water column (where aqueous photolysis 

could occur). In the SWCC, equilibrium is re-established between the benthic and overlying 

water on a daily basis. Therefore any des-iodo degraded in the upper portion of the water column 

where photolysis is greatest is replaced with des-iodo from the bottom sediment within 1 day. In 

the actual environment, this transfer would likely be much slower as the des-iodo has to desorb 

from the sediment and is impeded by thermal stratification in waterbodies throughout much of 

the year, especially during the summer when aqueous photolysis would potentially be at its 

maximum.

Additionally as discussed previously, the degradates produced through aqueous photolysis may 

more be more or less toxic than des-iodo. Most of these degradates are unidentified and none 

have toxicity data. Therefore, toxicity may not diminish as des-iodo degrades through aqueous 

photolysis. 

Note that EFED believes the SWCC performs quite well under more typical situations where 

pesticides degrade in shorter amounts of time (e.g., wintertime photolysis is not an issue if most 

of the chemical has degraded within 60 days of a spring/summer application). It is specifically 

due to the persistence of flubendiamide and des-iodo that the assumptions of the SWCC have to 

be examined in such great detail. Further note that the farm pond monitoring results agreed quite 

well with modelling predictions (Figure 6 in DP 412791+) using modeling parameters that did 

not include the photolysis half-life. This provides further support that the 79-day half-life overestimates the actual aqueous photolysis rate under environmental conditions.

Comparing the results of this analysis for tree nuts to a model run assuming no photolysis with a 

30-ft spray drift buffer to a model run assuming no photolysis with a 15-ft spray drift buffer

decreases the 21-day average des-iodo overlying water EEC at year 30 by 3.5% (17.6 μg/L vs.

17.0 μg/L). Therefore the combined effect of including the new des-iodo photolysis half-life and 

extended spray drift buffer decreases the 21-day average des-iodo overlying water EEC at year 

30 by 26.7% (17.6 μg/L vs. 12.9 μg/L).

Cucurbit Vegetable Assessment Results (Lowest Exposure Scenario Combined with the Recent 

Des-iodo Photolysis Half-life Estimate)

Based on the time-weighted average endpoints, the optimistic des-iodo aqueous photolysis halflife, and a proposed 30-ft spray drift buffer, the cucurbit vegetable use (which results in the 

lowest exposure) results in risk that exceeds Agency LOCs for all numbers of applications per 

year modeled. The cucurbit vegetable scenario exceeds Agency LOCs in three years at six, five, 

and four applications per year, four years at three applications per year, six years at two

applications per year, and nine years at one application per year. Number of applications per year 

scenarios exceed exposure levels that resulted in 80% emergence inhibition in the des-iodo 

chronic laboratory toxicity study (MRID 46817023) within the 30 years simulated for six, five, 

four, or three applications per year. Two applications per year exceeds the 33% emergence 

inhibition within the 30 years simulated, while one application per year would exceed the 33% 

emergence inhibition sometime after the 30 years simulated. Again such adverse impacts would 

directly impact aquatic invertebrates in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, areas of sediment 

accumulation in flowing waterbodies and any non-flowing waterbodies where des-iodo would 
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accumulate downstream of lands where flubendiamide is used as well as indirectly impact fish 

and wildlife for which aquatic invertebrates serve as the basis for their food chain.

Although the Agency does not agree with the use of the nominal-based endpoints that were 

suggested by the registrant, the cucurbit vegetable scenario using the optimistic des-iodo aqueous 

photolysis half-life and proposed 30-ft spray drift buffer, exceeds Agency LOCs in 12 years at 

six applications per year, 14 years at five applications per year, 18 years at four applications per 

year, and 25 years at three applications per year. The lowest exposure scenario based on either 

one or two applications per year does not exceed LOCs within the 30 years simulated based on 

the registrant-suggested endpoints. However, the two applications per year scenario would be 

expected to eventually exceed if applications continued long enough, while the one application 

per year scenario probably would not. Additionally note that all the caveats concerning the desiodo photolysis half-life discussed for tree nuts apply equally well to the cucurbit vegetable 

assessment. Therefore, when considering the registrant’s less conservative proposed endpoints, 

use of flubendiamide still results in risk concerns for aquatic invertebrates for all numbers of 

applications per year except a single application per year, and only under the most optimistic of 

assumptions.

8. Results from USGS Monitoring

USGS data (2012 – early 2014) showed detection of flubendiamide and/or des-iodo in filtered 

samples at 26 sites in 14 states (river and stream sites only, no ponds). California, Georgia, North 

Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana had multiple sites with frequent detections (Figure 1). The 

USGS monitoring effort complimented the targeted monitoring of the registrant by providing a 

nationwide (though non-targeted) scale in which to interpret the registrant’s monitoring results.

These widespread, non-targeted, filtered USGS detections are comparable to concentrations 

collected downstream from the monitored ponds, which indicates that there may be depositional 

zones similar to the monitored ponds upgradient from the widespread detections that have 

concentrations similar to those in the monitored ponds (which are well estimated by EPA 

modeling that assumes the des-iodo degradate is stable to aqueous photolysis).

Figure 1. Flubendiamide detections in surface water samples collected by the USGS and registrant.
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9. Conclusions 

After review of the all of the data submissions and previous risk assessments, EFED’s 

conclusions on the environmental risks posed by flubendiamide at the time of writing are 

consistent with those identified in 2008. EFED originally concluded that “Flubendiamide and its 

degradate’s overall stability/persistence suggests that they will accumulate in soils, water 

column, and sediments with each successive application” (DP 329613+). EFED’s analysis of the 

registrant’s field monitoring (farm pond) study concludes that there is 1) accumulation of both 

flubendiamide and des-iodo in the water column, sediment, and pore water for all ponds 

monitored; and 2) definitive evidence that VFSs do not sufficiently control off-site transport of 

these chemicals to downstream waterbodies. In addition, stream and river monitoring conducted 

by the registrant and the U.S. Geological Survey over much of the United States indicates: 1) the 

failure of VFSs to contain these chemicals is a widespread occurrence; and 2) the potential for 

water quality impacts is also widespread. Based on the California almond scenario presented 

above as well as the other recent modeling (DP 430747, 430972, and Appendix 2), significant 

effects to aquatic organisms due to the use of flubendiamide could potentially occur in as little as 

2 years. While the registrant has raised many issues as discussed in detail above and in the 

referenced documents, none have been persuasive that the original and subsequent risk 

assessment conclusions were inaccurate nor have they diminished confidence in those 

conclusions. Considering all the evolving lines of evidence, there is increased confidence in the 

conclusions contained in EFED’s past risk assessments for flubendiamide.
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Appendix 1. Comparison of Four Regulatory Scenarios for Multiple Crops based on the Registrant-suggested Aquatic Modeling Proced

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

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Appendix 1 Figure 1. Continued
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Registered

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0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

17%

Registered Inhibition

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC

Registered

Cancel Now (7 years aerial @ 4 apps/year, then Cancel)

Change to 1 App. and Cancel (7 years ground or aerial @ 4 apps/year, then 3 years ground @ 1 app/year, then cancel) 

Change to 1 App. Forever (7 years aerial @ 4 apps/year, then 23 years ground @ 1 app/year) Current Label (30 years aerial @ 4 apps/year)

Appendix 1 Figure 1. Continued
25

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Leafy Vegetables based on CA Lettuce Scenario (Initially as a Ground Application)

Time-weighted Average Endpoints

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

22%

Registered

Inhibition

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

17%Inhibition

Registered

1

10

100

1000

2000 2005 2010 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC

17%

Registered

Inhibition

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

Registered

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

17%Inhibition

Registered

0.01

0.1

1

10

2000 2005 2010 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC

Registered

Cancel Now (7 years aerial @ 4 apps/year, then Cancel)

Change to 1 App. and Cancel (7 years ground or aerial @ 4 apps/year, then 3 years ground @ 1 app/year, then cancel) 

Change to 1 App. Forever (7 years aerial @ 4 apps/year, then 23 years ground @ 1 app/year) Current Label (30 years aerial @ 4 apps/year)

Appendix 1 Figure 1. Continued
26

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Alfalfa based on PA Alfalfa Scenario (Initially as a Aerial Application)

Time-weighted Average Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

22%

Registered

Inhibition

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

17%Inhibition

Registered

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC

17%

Registered Inhibition

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

Registered

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC

Present

Studies Back

17%

Registered Inhibition

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

10

2000 2005 201

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC

Registered

Cancel Now (7 years aerial @ 4 apps/year, then Cancel)

Change to 1 App. and Cancel (7 years ground or aerial @ 4 apps/year, then 3 years ground @ 1 app/year, then cancel) 

Change to 1 App. Forever (7 years aerial @ 4 apps/year, then 23 years ground @ 1 app/year) Current Label (30 years aerial @ 4 apps/year)

Appendix 1 Figure 1. Continued
27

Appendix 2. Regulatory Scenario Comparisons Using Time-weighted Average Concentration Endpoints an

Endpoints

Appendix 2 Table 1. Comparison of Time to Exceed Agency Levels of Concern in Years using both the Time-weighted Average EndpoiEndpoints for the Crops Retained in Bayer CropScience's Proposal.

BELT Label Uses

Application

Type:

A = Aerial

AB = Airblast

G = Ground

Time to Exceed Agency Levels of Concern (Years) based on the Number of 

Applications (App.)1

App

Maximum 

Single 

Application 

Rate (lbs ai/A

Time-weighted Average Endpoints Registrant-suggested Endpoints

1

App.

2

App.

3

App.

4

App.

5

App.

6

App.

1

App.

2

App.

3

App.

4

App.

5

App.

6

App.

Alfalfa A 3 3 NA 12 11 NA 0.125 

G 4 4 NA 21 19 NA

Brassica Leafy 

Vegetables

A 3 2 2 2 NA 10 7 6 5 NA 0.075 

G 3 3 2 2 NA 12 8 7 6 NA

Cotton (AZ and CA 

only)

A 3 3 NA 15 11 NA 0.094 

G 5 4 NA 26 18 NA

Cucurbit Vegetables A 5 3 3 2 2 2 28 16 12 10 8 7 0.047 

G 9 5 4 3 3 3 >30 >30 21 16 13 11

Fruiting Vegetables A 4 3 3 2 2 2 21 13 10 8 7 7 0.047 

G 5 4 3 3 3 3 29 18 13 11 9 8

Grapes G 7 5 4 NA >30 22 20 NA 0.125 Leafy Vegetables A 3 2 2 2 2 2 14 9 7 6 6 5 0.047 

G 4 3 2 2 2 2 15 10 8 7 6 6

Legume Vegetables A 3 2 2 NA 13 8 5 NA 0.094 

G 4 3 2 NA 18 11 6 NA

Pome Fruit AB 5 4 NA 27 17 NA 0.156 Stone Fruit AB 6 4 4 NA >30 19 18 NA 0.125 Strawberry A 3 2 2 2 NA 10 7 5 5 NA 0.075 

G 3 2 2 2 NA 11 7 6 5 NA

Tobacco A 3 2 NA 13 11 NA 0.094 

G 4 3 NA 19 15 NA

Tree Nuts AB 3 3 2 NA 18 10 9 NA 0.125 1 It may seem that stopping flubendiamide applications just before the Agency Levels of Concern (LOCs) are exceeded based on the information 

might be a reasonable mitigation option. For example based on the time-weighted average endpoints, applying one application per year by grounvegetables first exceeds Agency LOCs in year nine; therefore limiting similar flubendiamide applications to eight years might seem to prevent A

However, there is a multi-year time-lag between application and attaining the maximum risk level from prior applications. Under the aforementistopping applications after year eight or seven still results in an exceedance later in year 9; stopping after year six only delays LOC exceedance tdelays LOC exceedance to year 13; stopping after year four delays LOC exceedance to year 24; stopping after year three or less delays LOC exc

simulated.
28

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Alfalfa based on CAalfalfa_WirrigOP Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Comparison of Potential Regulatory Scenarios Using Time-weighted Average Concentration Endpoints and Regis
29

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Alfalfa based on CAalfalfa_WirrigOP Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
30

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Brassica Leafy Vegetables based CAColeCropRLF_V2 Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
31

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Brassica Leafy Vegetables based CAColeCropRLF_V2 Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L *Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC o

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
32

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Cotton (AZ and CA only) based CAcotton_WirrigSTD Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
33

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Cotton (AZ and CA only) based CAcotton_WirrigSTD Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
34

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Aerial Low Exposure Scenario: Cucurbit Vegetable based on CAMelonsRLF_V2 Scenario (Aerial Applica

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
35

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Ground Low Exposure Scenario: Cucurbit Vegetable based on CAMelonsRLF_V2 Scenario (Ground Applic

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
36

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Fruiting Vegetables based on CARowCropRLF_V2 Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
37

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Fruiting Vegetables based on CARowCropRLF_V2 Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
38

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Grapes based on CAgrapes_WirrigSTD Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
39

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Leafy Vegetables based on CAlettuceSTD Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
40

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Leafy Vegetables based on CAlettuceSTD Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
41

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Legume Vegetables based on CARowCropRLF_V2 Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
42

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Legume Vegetables based on CARowCropRLF_V2 Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
43

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

High Exposure Scenario: Pome Fruit (Single Application Rate = 0.156 lb ai/A) based on CAfruit_WirrigSTD Scenaio (Air 

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
44

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Stone Fruit based on CAfruit_WirrigSTD Scenario (Airblast Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
45

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Strawberry based on CAStrawberry-noplasticRLF_V2 Scenario (Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
46

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Strawberry based on CAStrawberry-noplasticRLF_V2 Scenario (Ground Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
47

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Tobacco based on NCtobaccoSTD Scenario using a TN Weather File (W13882.dvf; Aerial Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

1

10

100

1000

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
48

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Tobacco based on NCtobaccoSTD Scenario using a TN Weather File (W13882.dvf; Ground Application

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

One application per year for 30 yearsTwo applications per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
49

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Tree Nuts based on CAalmond_WirrigSTD Scenario (Airblast Application)

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.51 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 

Risk Quotient (Unitless)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 2 Figure 1. Continued.
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Appendix 3. Results of the Tree Nut and Cucurbit vegetable Use Assessments with the Des-iodo Aqueous Photolysis Half-life Included.

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Tree Nut Assessment based on CA Almond Scenario (Airblast Application with Maximum Photolysis Rate and 30-ft Sp

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition

NOAEC*

LOAEC

*Based on NOAECs of 1.51 μg/L (red dashed lines and 

labels; MRID 46817022 – spiked water) or 4.32 μg/L 

(blue dashed lines; MRID 49661801 – spiked sediment).

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L (red dashed lines and 

labels; MRID 46817023 – spiked water) or 7.18 μg/L (blue dashed line; MRID 48175605 – spiked sediment).

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Concentration (μg/L)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of labels; MRID 46817023 (blue dashed line; MRID 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.01

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Concentration (μg/L)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 3 Figure 1. Comparison of Time-weighted Average Concentration Endpoints and Registrant-suggested Endpoints for the Tre
51

Flubendiamide Des-iodo

Benthic Pore Water Overlying Water Bent

Cucurbit Vegetable based on CAMelonsRLF_V2 Scenario (Ground Application with Maximum Photolysis Rate and 30-ft 

Agency Endpoints based on Time-weighted Average Concentrations

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

100%

NOAEC*

22%

Inhibition LOAEC

NOAEC*

*Based on NOAECs of 1.51 μg/L (red dashed lines and 

labels; MRID 46817022 – spiked water) or 4.32 μg/L 

(blue dashed lines; MRID 49661801 – spiked sediment).

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 1.89 μg/L (red dashed lines and 

labels; MRID 46817023 – spiked water) or 7.18 μg/L 

(blue dashed line; MRID 48175605 – spiked sediment).

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Concentration (μg/L)

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%

Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of labels; MRID 46817023 (blue dashed line; MRID 

Registrant-suggested Endpoints

0.01

0.1

1

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC of 2.56 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Concentration (μg/L)

Years

80%

33%

NOAEC*

17%Inhibition

*Based on a NOAEC of 4.0 μg/L

0.1

1

10

100

0 5 

Concentration (μg/L)

NOAEC*

*Based on a NOAEC o

Two applications per year for 30 yearsThree applications per year for 30 yearsFour applications per year for 30 yearsFive applications per year for 30 yearsSix applications per year for 30 yearsOne application per year for 30 years

Appendix 3 Figure 2. Comparison of Time-weighted Average Concentration Endpoints and Registrant-suggested Endpoints for the Cu
52

Appendix 4. Flubendiamide Chemical Parameter Inputs to the Surface Water 

Concentration Calculator