Etoxazole has a mammalian toxicity LD50 of 5 g/kg and an environmental persistence DT50 of 19 days.Toxicity towards fish is of potential concern.

Etoxazole was discovered in the 1980s by Yashima and was released for commercial use in 1998 in Japan. It is sold under various commercial preparations for crop application such as TetraSan 5 WDG and Zeal by Valent in the United States.

Etoxazole is a new type of oxazole special acaricide newly developed by Sumitomo Chemical. Patent number: EP0639572A1: Patent name: 2-(2,6-DIFLUOROPHENYL)4-(2-ETHOXY-4-TERT-BUTYLPHENYL)-2-OXAZOLINE: Patent application date: 1992-04-28: Patentee: ASHIMA KAGAKU KOGYO KK kills harmful mites by inhibiting the embryo formation of mite eggs and the molting process from larvae to adult mites. It has contact killing and stomach toxicity, no systemic properties, but it has strong chemicalbook penetration ability and is resistant to rainwater. scour. Studies have shown that etoxazole has a strong killing effect on the eggs and young nymphs of mites. It does not kill adult mites, but it can significantly inhibit the hatching rate of female adult mites. pest mite.