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Carbaryl

General Information

Fact Sheet: Carbaryl.pdf
Product Names:
Rose RX Insect & Disease Control (Bonide Products), formulated with Captan, Malathion
Ortho Bug B Gon Multi Purpose Garden Dust (Solaris Group)
Adams Flea & Tick Dust II (Farnham Companies), formulated with Piperonyl butoxide, Pyrethrum, Talc (non-fibrous), Silica gel
Zodiac Flea & Tick Powder for Dogs and Cats (Zodiac Pet Care Products), formulated with Aluminum silicate
Ortho Sevin Carbaryl Insecticide 5 Dust (Solaris Group), formulated with Kaolin clay, Amorphous silica
Sevin brand 4F Carbaryl Inseticide (Bayer CropScience)
Chemical Class: Carbamate insecticide
Uses: Agriculture fruit and nut trees, many types of fruit and vegetables, and grain crops; ornamental, turf and golf courses, residential lawns
Alternatives: Organic agriculture, Organic lawn care
Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

Cancer: Likely (2, 16)
Endocrine Disruption: Yes (36)
Reproductive Effects: Yes (13)
Neurotoxicity: Yes (8)
Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (4)
Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
Birth/Developmental: Yes (6)
Detected in Groundwater: Yes (4)
Potential Leacher: Yes (4)
Toxic to Birds: Yes (72)
Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
Toxic to Bees: Yes (8)

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

Additional Information

Regulatory Status:
- EPA Plans New Use Limitations on Carbaryl, Carbofuran, and Methomyl to Protect Salmon and Steelhead in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (5/2010)
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/2007)
- Beyond Pesticides' and IRED comments
- Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) comments
Supporting information:
- Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- Poisoning our Pets (Beyond Pesticides)
- NCAP Carbaryl Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Carbaryl Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Carbaryl (Pesticide Action Network)
Studies:
Carbaryl exposure and incident cancer in the Agricultural Health Study. Mahajan, R., et al. 2007. Int J Cancer 121(8):1799-1805.
Carbaryl, A Pesticide Causes "Toxic Hepatitis" in Albino Rats. Hamid, S., Mahajan, R. and Singh, H., 2012. J Cytol Histol, 3(4), pp.149-154.
Cohort mortality and nested case-control study of lung cancer among structural pest control workers in Florida (United States). Pesatori, A.C., et al. 1994. Cancer Causes and Control 5:310-318.
Exposure to nonpersistent insecticides and male reproductive hormones.. Meeker JD, et al. 2006. Epidemiology;17(1):61-8
Family pesticide use and childhood brain cancer.. Davis, J., et al. 1993. Family pesticide use and childhood brain cancer. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 24:87-92