ʻO ka Endosulfan kahi mea ʻawaʻawa organochlorine insecticide me ka hoʻopili ʻana a me nā hopena ʻawaʻawa o ka ʻōpū, ākea insecticidal spectrum, a me ka hopena lōʻihi. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ma luna o ka pulupulu, nā lāʻau huaʻai, nā mea kanu, ka paka, ka ʻuala a me nā mea kanu ʻē aʻe e hoʻomalu i ka pulupulu bollworms, ʻulaʻula bollworms, nā lau lau, daimana beetles, chafers, pear heartworms, peach heartworms, armyworms, thrips and leafhoppers. Loaʻa iā ia nā hopena mutagenic i ke kanaka, hoʻopōʻino i ke kikowaena o ke kikowaena, a he mea hoʻomake i ka maʻi maʻi. Ma muli o kona ʻona koʻikoʻi, bioaccumulation a me nā hopena endocrine disrupting, ua pāpā ʻia kona hoʻohana ʻana ma mua o 50 mau ʻāina.