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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:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Likely ()
- Endocrine Disruption: Yes ()
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Yes ()
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes ()
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Yes ()
- Potential Leacher: Yes ()
- Toxic to Birds: Yes ()
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes ()
- Toxic to Bees: Yes ()
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- 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