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"EXHIBIT C" <br /> RELATIVE TOXICITIES OF PESTICIDES USED <br /> IN ALFALFA TO NATURAL ENEMIES AND <br /> HONEY BEES <br /> Honey Honey <br /> General Bee Bee <br /> Pesticide (commercial name) Predators' Parasites' Adults Larvae <br /> Bacillus thuringiensis L L L L <br /> carbaryl (Sevin) M H H H <br /> carbaryl bait L L L L <br /> carbofuran(Furadan) H H H - <br /> chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) H H H H <br /> cyfluthrin(Baythroid) H H H H <br /> dimethoate H H H H <br /> lambda-cyhalothrin(Warrior) H H H H <br /> malathion H H H H <br /> methomyl (tannate) H H H H <br /> permethrin(Pounce, Ambush) M/H H H H <br /> phosmet(Imidan) L/M L/M H - <br /> H=high <br /> M=moderate <br /> L =low <br /> -=no information <br /> 1 Toxicities are averages of reported effects and should be used only as a general <br /> guide. Actual toxicity of a specific chemical depends on the species of predator <br /> or parasite, environmental conditions, and application rate. For example, <br /> pyrethroids (permethrin) have low to moderate toxicity to lacewings, but high <br /> toxicity to predatory lady beetles. <br />