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Carbaryl

Action/Use:
  • Insecticide
Use: For use on citrus, fruit, vegetables, forage, forests, field crops, nuts, ornamentals, rangeland, turf, shade trees.
Identification
Common Name(s): Carbaryl (ANSI, ISO, BSI, ESA, BPC); ; NAC (JMAF); ; Sevin (USSR)
Chemistry
Class: Carbamate.
Properties: 99% Tech: White crystals. Melting point 142°C. Vapor pressure 0.002 mm Hg at 40°C; density 1.232 g/ml at 20/20°C. Soluble in most polar organic solvents such as acetone and mixed cresols; hydrolyzes rapidly in alkaline solutions. Non-corrosive to metals, packaging materials, and application equipment.
Carbaryl
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Carbamate
Mode of Action: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor
Action Group: IRAC Group 1
Comments / Risk Notes: High risk
Registration
Outside U.S.A.: Sevidol* for rice and sugarcane in India and Vietnam.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish, Bee: Highly Toxic. Bird: Oral LD50 >2179 (mallard duck)
Water Solubility: 120 mg/l at 20°C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING (Sevin* 80S), CAUTION (Sevin* 4F)
Toxicity Class: II, III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 500-850 mg/kg. (Rabbit): Dermal LD50>2000 mg/kg
Handling/storage Cautions: Keep in cool, dry place away from food and feed. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with mouth, eyes, and skin
Protective Clothing: Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Waterproof gloves. Shoes plus socks. Chemical-resistant headgear for overhead exposure.
Suppliers and Branded Products
Premix Products:
+ Lindane
Discontinued Names:
Bug Master*
Carbamine*
Cekubaril*
Cekubaryl*
Chemaryl*
Crunch*
Dicarbam*
Didigam* S
Gea-Carb*
Laivin*
Naftil*
Panam*
Ravyon*
Savit*
Sedit*
Sevimol*
Sevisul*
Sivamcarb Piralid*
Slug-N-Snail Plus*
Sulfaril*
Sulfaryl* 50
Tafvin*
Woprovin*