The following uses of pesticide products containing the active ingredients specified below have been classified for restricted use and are limited to use by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
| Active ingredient | Formulation | Use pattern | Classification1 | Criteria influencing restriction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrolein | As sole active ingredient. No mixtures registered | All uses | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. Residue effects on avian species and aquatic organisms. |
| Aldicarb | As sole active ingredient | Ornamental uses (indoor and outdoor) | ......do | Other hazards - accident history. |
| No mixtures registered | Agricultural crop uses | Under further evaluation | ||
| Aluminum phosphide | As sole active ingredient. No mixtures registered | ......do | ......do | Inhalation hazard to humans. |
| Azinphos methyl | All liquids with a concentration greater than 13.5 pct | ......do | ......do | Do. |
| All other formulations | ......do | Under futher evaluation. | ||
| Carbofuran | All concentrate suspensions and wettable powders 40% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All granular formulations | Rice | Under evaluation | ||
| All granular and fertilizer formulations | All uses except rice | ......do | ||
| Chloropicrin | All formulations greater than 2% | All uses | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All formulations | Rodent control | ......do | Hazard to non-target organisms. | |
| All formulations 2% and less | Outdoor uses (other than rodent control) | Unclassified | ||
| Clonitralid | All wettable powders 70% and greater | All uses | Restricted | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All granulars and wettable powders | Molluscide uses | Restricted | Effects on aquatic organisms. | |
| Pressurized sprays 0.55% and less | Hospital antiseptics | Unclassified | ||
| Dicrotophos | All liquid formulations 8% and greater | All uses | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity; residue effects on avian species (except for tree injections). |
| Disulfoton | All emulsifiable concentrates 65% and greater, all emulsifiable concentrates and concentrate solutions 21% and greater with fensulfothion 43% and greater, all emulsifiable concentrates 32% and greater in combination with 32% fensulfothion and greater | ......do | Restricted | Do. Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| Non-aqueous solution 95% and greater | Commercial seed treatment | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity. | |
| Granular formulations 10% and greater | Indoor uses (greenhouse) | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. | |
| Ethoprop | Emulsifiable concentrates 40% and greater | Aquatic uses | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. |
| All granular and fertilizer formulations | All uses | Under evaluation | ||
| Ethyl parathion | All granular and dust formulations greater than 2 pct, fertilizer formulations, wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated suspensions, concentrated solutions | ......do | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian, aquatic, avian species. |
| Smoke fumigants | ......do | ......do | Inhalation hazard to humans. | |
| Dust and granular formulations 2 pct and below | ......do | ......do | Other hazards - accident history. | |
| Fenamiphos | Emulsifiable concentrates 35% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. |
| Fonofos | Emulsifiable concentrates 44% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. |
| Emulsifiable concentrates 12.6% and less with pebulate 50.3% and less | Tobacco | Unclassified | ||
| Methamidophos | Liquid formulations 40% and greater | ......do | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity; residue effects on avian species. |
| Dust formulations 2.5% and greater | ......do | ......do | Residue effects on avian species. | |
| Methidathion | All formulations | All uses except nursery stock, safflower and sunflower | ......do | Do. |
| All formulations | Nursery stock, safflower and sunflower | Unclassified | ||
| Methomyl | As sole active ingredient in 1 pct to 2.5 baits (except 1 pct fly bait) | Nondomestic outdoors-agricultural crops, ornamental and turf. All other registered uses | Restricted | Residue effects on mammalian species. |
| All concentrated solution formulations | ......do | ......do | Other hazards-accident history. | |
| 90 pct wettable powder formulations (not in water soluble bags) | ......do | ......do | Do. | |
| 90 pct wettable powder formulation in water soluble bags | ......do | Unclassified | ||
| All granular formulations | ......do | ......do | ||
| 25 pct wettable powder formulations | ......do | ......do | ||
| In 1.24 pct to 2.5 pct dusts as sole active ingredient and in mixtures with fungicides and chlorinated hydrocarbon, inorganic phosphate and biological insecticides | ......do | ......do | ||
| Methyl bromide | All formulations in containers greater than 1.5 lb | All uses | Restricted | Do. |
| Containers with not more than 1.5 lb of methyl bromide with 0.25 pct to 2.0 pct chloropicrin as an indicator | Single applications (nondomestic use) for soil treatment in closed systems | Unclassified | ||
| Container with not more than 1.5 lb having no indicator | All uses | Restricted | Do. | |
| Methyl parathion | All dust and granular formulations less than 5 pct | ......do | ......do | Other hazards-accident history. All foliar applications restricted based on residue effects on mammalian and avian species. |
| Microencapsulated | ......do | ......do | Residue effects on avian species. Hazard to bees. | |
| All dust and granular formulations 5 pct and greater and all wettable powders and liquids | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian and avian species. | |
| Nicotine (alkaloid) | Liquid and dry formulations 14% and above | Indoor (greenhouse) | ......do | Acute inhalation toxicity. |
| All formulations | Applications to cranberries | ......do | Effects on aquatic organisms. | |
| Liquid and dry formulations 1.5% and less | All uses (domestic and nondomestic) | Unclassified | ||
| Paraquat (dichloride) and paraquat bis(methyl sulfate) | All formulations and concentrations except those listed below | All uses | Restricted | Other hazards. Use and accident history, human toxicological data. |
| Pressurized spray formulations containing 0.44 pct Paraquat bis(methyl sulfate) and 15 pct petroleum distillates as active ingredients | Spot weed and grass control | ......do | ||
| Liquid fertilizers containing concentrations of 0.025 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.03 percent atrazine; 0.03 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.37 pct atrazine, 0.04 pct paraquat dichloride and 0.49 pct atrazine | All uses | Unclassified | ||
| Phorate | Liquid formulations 65% and greater | ......do | Restricted | Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on avian species (applies to foliar applications only). Residue effects on mammalian species (applies to foliar application only). |
| All granular formulations | Rice | ......do | Effects on aquatic organisms. | |
| Phosphamidon | Liquid formulations 75% and greater | ......do | ......do | Acute dermal toxicity. Residue effects on mammalian species. Residue effects on avian species. |
| Dust formulations 1.5% and greater | ......do | ......do | Do. Residue effects on mammalian species. |
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| Picloram | All formulations and concentrations except tordon 101 R | ......do | ......do | Hazard to nontarget organisms (specifically nontarget plants both crop and noncrop). |
| Tordon 101 R forestry herbicide containing 5.4 pct picloram and 20.9 pct 2.4-D | Control of unwanted trees by cut surface treatment | Unclassified | ||
| Sodium cyanide3 | All capsules and ball formulations | All uses | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. |
| Sodium fluoroacetate | All solutions and dry baits | ......do | ......do | Acute oral toxicity. Hazard to nontarget organisms. Use and accident history. |
| Strychnine | All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations greater than 0.5 pct | ......do | ......do | Acute oral toxicity. Hazard to nontarget avain species. Use and accident history. |
| All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations | All uses calling for burrow builders | ......do | Hazard to nontarget organisms. | |
| All dry baits, pellets and powder formulations 0.5 pct and below | All uses except subsoil | ......do | Do. | |
| ......do | All subsoil uses | Unclassified | ||
| Sulfotepp | Sprays and smoke generators | All uses | Restricted | Inhalation hazard to humans. |
| Zinc Phosphide | All formulations 2% and less | All domestic uses and non-domestic uses in and around buildings | Unclassified | |
| All dry formulations 60% and greater. | ||||
| All uses | Restricted | Acute inhalation toxicity. | ||
| All bait formulations | Non-domestic outdoor uses (other than around buildings) | ......do | Hazard to non-target organisms. | |
| All dry formulations 10% and greater | Domestic uses | ......do | Acute oral toxicity. |
[43 FR 5790, Feb. 9, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 45132, Aug. 1, 1979; 46 FR 5698, Jan. 19, 1981. Redesignated and amended at 53 FR 15988, May 4, 1988; 60 FR 32096, June 19, 1995]