As the question states, I was curious if there is any research into toxicity or developmental effects of applying Mosquiron to aquatic habitats on non-target species, in particular amphibians or fish.
Yes, definitely. Because it contains novaluron as active ingredient, and it was checked for ecotoxicology. https://www.google.com.ua/url?q=http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/agphome/documents/Pests_Pesticides/Specs/novaluro.pdf&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjkofbdzanNAhUDfiwKHYloBeUQFggLMAA&sig2=Dslyus6lJEDOn8pgn9KzLg&usg=AFQjCNGSTkKJ9-Hx-aY6ltm3bqlfQ1pXkQ
i couldn't find any amphibian work in there. But thanks for the link. I'll have to look for the original papers. The report has contradictory statements about aquatic toxicity.
I could find some fish test results but no amphibian on the Ecotox database of the EPA :
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ecotox/advanced_query.htm
(In advanced search, I choose the chemical entry, wrote novaluron as proposed by Anna and launched "perform query for aquatic data".)
You may also have a look at toxicity thresholds for non target invertebrate taxa to compare them with those of mosquitos.
I'd be surprised if there were any amphibian toxicity data generated for the registration. I could not find mention of amphibians on the Pest Management Regulatory Agency's posted information on novaluron (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_decisions/rd2014-10/index-eng.php). As an insect growth regulator applied to water, it would be good to have some native amphibian-specific toxicity information for the product.
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