CYFLUTHRIN (128831) 

Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA) 

Date: September 28, 2009 

What is a Screening Level Usage Analysis (SLUA)? 

 Available estimates of pesticide usage data for a particular active ingredient that is used on 

agricultural crops in the United States.

 Pesticide usage data obtained from various sources. The data are then merged, averaged, and 

rounded so that the presented information is not proprietary, business confidential, or trade secret. 

What does it contain? 

 Pesticide usage data for a single active ingredient only.

 Agricultural use sites (crops) that the pesticide is reported to be used on. 

 Available pesticide usage information from U.S. states that produce 80% or more of a crop, in most 

cases, or less than 80%, in rare cases, depending on the scope of the survey and available resources.

 Annual percent of crop treated (average & maximum) for each agricultural crop.

 Average annual pounds of the pesticide applied for each agricultural crop (i.e., for the states 

surveyed, not for the entire United States). 

What assumptions can I make about the reported data? 

 Average pounds of active ingredient applied - Values are calculated by merging pesticide usage 

data sources together; averaging across all observations, then rounding. Note: If the estimated value 

is less than 500, then that value is labeled <500. Estimated values between 500 & <1,000,000 are 

rounded to 1 significant digit. Estimated values of 1,000,000 or greater are rounded to 2 significant 

digits.) 

 Average percent of crop treated - Values are calculated by merging data sources together; 

averaging by year, averaging across all years, & rounding to the nearest multiple of 5. Note: If the 

estimated value is less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5. If the estimated value is less than 1, 

then the value is labeled <1. 

 Maximum percent of crop treated - Value is the single maximum value reported across all data 

sources, across all years, & rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5. Note: If the estimated value is 

less than 2.5, then the value is labeled <2.5.

What are the data sources used? 

 USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service) – 

pesticide usage data from 2001 to 2007. 

 Private pesticide market research – pesticide usage data from 2001 to 2007.

 NPUD 2002 (National Pesticide Use Database) pesticide usage data from the CropLife America 

Foundation are used only if data are not available from the other sources.

 California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) data for 

2000 to 2005 when 95% or more of a crop is grown California. 

What are the limitations to the data? 

 Additional registered uses may exist but are not included because the available surveys do not report 

usage (e.g., small acreage crops). 

 Lack of reported usage data for the pesticide on a crop does not imply zero usage. 

 Usage data on a particular site may be noted in data sources, but not quantified. In these instances, 

the site would not be reported in the SLUA. 

 Non-agricultural use sites (e.g., turf, post-harvest, mosquito control, etc.) are not reported in the 

SLUA. A separate request must be made to receive these estimates. 

 Some sites show some use, even though they are not on the label. This usage could be due to 

various factors, including, but not limited to Section 18 requests, existing stocks of the chemical, 

data collection errors, and experimental use permits (EUPs). 
 

Monday, September 28, 2009 

Screening Level Estimates of Agricultural Uses of Cyfluthrin (128831) 

Sorted Alphabetically

 

Percent Crop Ttd.

 Crop Lbs. A.I. Avg. Max.

1 Alfalfa 10,000 <2.5 5

2 Apples <500 <2.5 5

3 Artichokes <500 <1 <2.5

4 Beans, Green <500 <2.5 5

5 Broccoli <500 <2.5 <2.5

6 Cabbage <500 5 15

7 Cantaloupes <500 <2.5 <2.5

8 Carrots <500 10 25

9 Cauliflower <500 5 10

10 Celery <500 <2.5 <2.5

11 Cherries <500 <2.5 <2.5

12 Corn 30,000 5 10

13 Cotton 60,000 5 15

14 Cucumbers <500 <1 <2.5

15 Dry Beans/Peas <500 <1 <2.5

16 Grapefruit <500 <2.5 5

17 Grapes <500 <1 <2.5

18 Hazelnuts (Filberts) <500 20 25

19 Lemons <500 5 15

20 Lettuce 1,000 5 10

21 Onions + <500 <1 <2.5

22 Oranges 5,000 5 15

23 Peaches <500 <1 <2.5

24 Peanuts 1,000 5 10

25 Pears <500 <2.5 <2.5

26 Pecans <500 <1 <2.5

27 Peppers 1,000 15 25

28 Pistachios <500 5 15

29 Potatoes 10,000 25 35

30 Pumpkins <500 <2.5 <2.5

31 Rice <500 <1 <2.5

32 Sod ( NPUD '02 ) + <500 5 N/C

33 Sorghum 2,000 <1 <2.5

34 Soybeans 7,000 <1 <2.5

35 Spinach <500 5 5

36 Squash <500 5 10

37 Sugarcane 1,000 <2.5 5

38 Sunflowers 1,000 <2.5 5

39 Sweet Corn 6,000 10 25

40 Tobacco <500 <1 <2.5

41 Tomatoes 2,000 5 10
42 Watermelons <500 <1 <2.5

43 Wheat 2,000 <1 <2.5

All numbers rounded. 

<500 Less than 500 pounds of active ingredient 

<2.5 Less than 2.5 percent of crop treated 

<1 Less than 1 percent of crop treated 

N/C Not Calculated 

+ Crops not known to be listed on active end use product registrations or as Section 18 emergency 

exemptions when this report was run 

 

SLUA data sources include: 

USDA-NASS (United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service) 

Private Pesticide Market Research 

NPUD 2002 (National Pesticide Use Database) of the CropLife America Foundation 

California DPR (Department of Pesticide Regulation) 

These results reflect amalgamated data developed by the Agency and are releasable to the public. 
Commodity 2006 Pounds 

Applied

2007 Pounds 

Applied

2008 Pounds 

Applied

ALFALFA (FORAGE - FODDER) (ALFALFA HAY) 45 1254 1621

ALMOND 48 39

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PREMISES 440 195 229

APPLE 4 18

APRICOT 10

ARRUGULA (ROQUETTE, ROCKET SALAD) 1

BEANS, DRIED-TYPE 18 22

BERMUDAGRASS (FORAGE - FODDER) 1

BOK CHOY (WONG BOK) 1 1 3

BROCCOLI 2 14 44

CABBAGE 4 19

CANTALOUPE 2

CARROTS, GENERAL 4 1 21

CAULIFLOWER 2 8 5

CELERY, GENERAL 3 9 30

CHINESE CABBAGE (NAPPA, WON BOK, CELERY CABBAGE) 1 7 5

CHERRY 1

CHICKENS (ALL OR UNSPEC) 10

CITRUS FRUITS (ALL OR UNSPEC) 2 4

COLLARDS 1 2

COMMODITY FUMIGATION 1

CORN (FORAGE - FODDER) 10 20

CORN, HUMAN CONSUMPTION 35 478 338

COTTON, GENERAL 31 263

ENDIVE (ESCAROLE) 1 8

DAIRY FARM MILK HANDLING FACIL. & EQUIP. (UNSPEC) 1

FOOD PROCESSING/HANDLING PLANT/AREA (ALL/UNSPEC) 5 5

FORAGE - FODDER GRASSES (ALL OR UNSPEC) (HAY) 15 20

GRAPEFRUIT 12 18

GRAPES 25 274

GRAPES, WINE 61 135

KALE 1

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 1846 926 398

LEMON 1 13 28

LETTUCE, HEAD (ALL OR UNSPEC) 18 18 33

LETTUCE, LEAF (ALL OR UNSPEC) 38 78 115

MUSTARD, CURLED (MIZUNA) 1

MUSTARD, GENERAL 2 21

NECTARINE 3 11

N-OUTDR CONTAINER/FLD GRWN PLANTS 6 9

ORANGE (ALL OR UNSPEC) 1424 1740

PASTURES (ALL OR UNSPEC) 1

PEACH 18 55

PEAR 1

PEPPERS (FRUITING VEGETABLE), (BELL,CHILI, ETC.) 53 66

PISTACHIO (PISTACHE NUT) 352 678

PLUM (INCLUDES WILD PLUMS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION) 3 3

Beta-Cyfluthrin (118831) Cal. DPR Usage Data 

Publicly available data from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CADPR) was used to produce the following 

table outlining the pounds of Beta-Cyfluthrin used in California over the three most recent years available (2006 - 2008). 
POTATO (WHITE, IRISH, RED, RUSSET) 23 66

POULTRY (ALL OR UNSPEC) 3

PUBLIC HEALTH PEST CONTROL 1

PUMPKIN 1

RADICCHIO 12 1

RADISH 4 11

REGULATORY PEST CONTROL 1 15 2

RIGHTS OF WAY 2650 73 9

SORGHUM (FORAGE - FODDER) (SORGO, ETC.) 34

SORGHUM/MILO GENERAL 6

SPINACH 3 69

RYEGRASS, PERENNIAL (FORAGE - FODDER) 1

STORAGE AREAS & PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (ALL/UNSPEC) 1

STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL 11346 8540 6153

SUDANGRASS (FORAGE - FODDER) (SORGHUM SUDANESE) 2 3

SWISS CHARD (SPINACH BEET) 1

TANGELO 41 35

TANGERINE (MANDARIN, SATSUMA, MURCOTT, ETC.) 69 195

TIMOTHY (FORAGE - FODDER) 1 34 24

TOMATO 52 30

TOMATOES, FOR PROCESSING/CANNING 76 102

TURKEYS (ALL OR UNSPEC) 2

TURNIP, GENERAL 1

UNCULTIVATED AGRICULTURAL AREAS (ALL OR UNSPEC) 1

VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL 1 35 2

WALNUT (ENGLISH WALNUT, PERSIAN WALNUT) 1 2

WHEAT (FORAGE - FODDER) 1

WHEAT, GENERAL 7

Grand Total 16442 14083 13084

Date Prepared: 07/26/10

Cal DPR Data: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pur/purmain.htm

Empty cells indicate no available usage.