Benomyl is a carbamate pesticide.1 It inhibits mycelial growth of the plant pathogenic fungus A. rabiei on potato dextrose agar (EC50 = 2.19 µg/ml). Benomyl (1 mg/ml in the drinking water) decreases the fecundity of red ant (M. rubra) queens.2 It induces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), apoptosis, and DNA damage in H9c2 rat cardiomyocytes.3 Formulations containing benomyl have been used to control fungal disease in agriculture.
1.Demirci, F., Bayraktar, H., Babalio?ullu, I., et al.In vitro and in vivo effects of some fungicides against the chickpea blight pathogen, Ascochyta rabieiJ. Phytopathology151(9)519-524(2003) 2.Pech, P., and Heneberg, P.Benomyl treatment decreases fecundity of ant queensJ. Invertebr. Pathol.13061-63(2015) 3.Mehtap, K., Ezgi, Ö., Tugce, B., et al.Benomyl induced oxidative stress related DNA damage and apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblast cellsToxicol. In Vitro75105180(2021)