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XTOXNI:T PIP - CARBARY1.
<br />EXTOXNET
<br />Extension Toxicology Network
<br />Pesticide Information Profiles
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<br />A Pesticide Information Project of Cooperative Extension Offices of Cornell University, Oregon State
<br />University, the University of Idaho, and the University of California at Davis and the Institute for
<br />Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University. Major support and funding was provided by the
<br />USDA/Extension Service/National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program.
<br />EXTOXNET primary files maintained and archived at Oregon State University
<br />Revised June 1996
<br />Carbaryl
<br />Trade and Other Names: Product names include Adios, Bugmaster, Carbamec, Carbamine.
<br />Crunch, Denapon, Dicarbam, Hexavin, Karbaspray, Nac, Rayvon, Septene, Sevin, Tercyl, Torndao,
<br />Thinsec, Tricarnam, and Union Carbide 7744.
<br />Regulatory Status: Carbaryl is a General Use Pesticide (GUP). However, various formulations
<br />vary widely in toxicity. For example, it is categorized as toxicity class I - highly toxic for Tercyl; toxicity
<br />class II - moderately toxic for Sevin 803; and toxicity class III - slightly toxic for some other products.
<br />Products containing carbaryl may bear the Signal Word DANGER - POISON, WARNING, or
<br />CAUTION depending on the product formulation.
<br />Chemical Class: carbamate
<br />Introduction: Carbaryl is a wide -spectrum carbamate insecticide which controls over 100 species of
<br />insects on citrus, fruit, cotton, forests, lawns, nuts, ornamentals, shade trees, and other crops, as well as
<br />on poultry, livestock, and pets. It is also used as a molluscicide and an acaricide. Carbaryl works whether
<br />it is ingested into the stomach of the pest or absorbed through direct contact. It is available as bait, dusts,
<br />wettable powders, granules, dispersions and suspensions.
<br />Formulation: It is available as bait, dusts, wettable powders, granules, dispersions, and suspensions.
<br />Toxicological Effects:
<br />• Acute toxicity: Carbaryl is moderately to very toxic. It can produce adverse effects in humans by
<br />skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion. The symptoms of acute toxicity are typical of the other
<br />carbamates. Direct contact of the skin or eyes with moderate levels of this pesticide can cause
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