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GuthionGuthion LDLD5050 for rats - 4-20 mg/kg for rats - 4-20 mg/kg Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:1.1. Chest wheezingChest wheezing2.2. Rhinorrhea of the Rhinorrhea of the

foreheadforehead3.3. Salivation Salivation 4.4. Laryngeal spasmLaryngeal spasm5.5. Nausea Nausea 6.6. VomitingVomiting7.7. AnorexiaAnorexia8.8. DiarrheaDiarrhea9.9. SweatingSweating10.10. ParalysisParalysis11.11. ConvulsionsConvulsions12.12. Low blood pressureLow blood pressure

LannateLannate LDLD5050 for rats – 17- 24 mg/kg for rats – 17- 24 mg/kg Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:

1.1. Eye irritantEye irritant

2.2. Cholinesterase Cholinesterase inhibitorinhibitor

3.3. WeaknessWeakness

4.4. HeadacheHeadache

5.5. NauseaNausea

6.6. Abdominal crampsAbdominal cramps

7.7. Low blood pressureLow blood pressure

8.8. Heart irregularitiesHeart irregularities

9.9. Muscle tremorsMuscle tremors

EndosulfanEndosulfan LDLD5050 for rats – 18- 220 mg/kg for rats – 18- 220 mg/kg Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:

1.1. Muscle Muscle incoordinationincoordination

2.2. Possible Possible convulsionsconvulsions

3.3. Possible blindnessPossible blindness

ImidanImidan LDLD5050 for rats – 113-160 mg/kg for rats – 113-160 mg/kg Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:1.1. Cholinesterase Cholinesterase

inhibitorinhibitor2.2. SweatingSweating3.3. WeaknessWeakness4.4. Blurred visionBlurred vision5.5. NauseaNausea6.6. Abdominal crampsAbdominal cramps7.7. Muscle tremorsMuscle tremors8.8. Muscle Muscle

incoordinationincoordination9.9. TwitchingTwitching

AvauntAvaunt LDLD5050 for rats - 5000 mg/kg for rats - 5000 mg/kg Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:

1.1. Eye irritantEye irritant

2.2. Skin irritationSkin irritation

3.3. Alterations in blood Alterations in blood cell countscell counts

4.4. AnemiaAnemia

5.5. Upper respiratory Upper respiratory problemsproblems

PyrethroidsPyrethroids LDLD5050 for rats – 200 -2600mg/kg for rats – 200 -2600mg/kg

Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Asthmatic breathingAsthmatic breathing

2.2. HeadacheHeadache

3.3. NauseaNausea

4.4. ConvulsionsConvulsions

5.5. Facial flushingFacial flushing

6.6. Burning/itchingBurning/itching

7.7. UncoordinationUncoordination

8.8. TremorsTremors

9.9. SwellingSwelling

BtBt LDLD5050 for rats – 10,000 mg/kg for rats – 10,000 mg/kg

Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Skin irritation Skin irritation

(slight)(slight)

ChlorpyrifoChlorpyrifoss

LDLD5050 for rats – 96-270 mg/kg for rats – 96-270 mg/kg

Non-systemic insecticideNon-systemic insecticide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Cholinesterase Cholinesterase

inhibitorinhibitor

2.2. Skin irritantSkin irritant

3.3. Systemic Systemic intoxicationintoxication Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal Pulmonary edemaPulmonary edema ConfusionConfusion Slow heartbeatSlow heartbeat DizzinessDizziness TwitchingTwitching

KelthaneKelthane LDLD5050 for rats – 575 mg/kg for rats – 575 mg/kg

Non-systemic miticideNon-systemic miticide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Changes in Changes in

behaviorbehavior

2.2. Loss of balanceLoss of balance

3.3. DizzinessDizziness

4.4. TwitchingTwitching

5.5. Slowed breathingSlowed breathing

CygonCygon LDLD5050 for rats – 353 mg/kg for rats – 353 mg/kg

Systemic insecticideSystemic insecticide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Eye irritantEye irritant

2.2. Corneal damageCorneal damage

3.3. WeaknessWeakness

4.4. NauseaNausea

5.5. Muscle twitchesMuscle twitches

6.6. Difficulty in Difficulty in breathingbreathing

7.7. Excessive Excessive salivationsalivation

MancozebMancozeb LDLD5050 for rats – 8000 mg/kg for rats – 8000 mg/kg

Non-systemic fungicideNon-systemic fungicide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:

1.1. Skin irritation from Skin irritation from repeated exposurerepeated exposure

2.2. Eye irritantEye irritant

3.3. Scratchy throatScratchy throat

4.4. SneezingSneezing

5.5. CoughingCoughing

6.6. Metabolites are Metabolites are neurotoxinsneurotoxins

7.7. Goiter DevelopmentGoiter Development

CaptanCaptan LDLD5050 for rats – 9000 mg/kg for rats – 9000 mg/kg

Non-systemic fungicideNon-systemic fungicide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Eye irritantEye irritant

2.2. Mutagenic Mutagenic propertiesproperties

BenomylBenomyl LDLD5050 for rats – 10,000 mg/kg for rats – 10,000 mg/kg

Systemic fungicideSystemic fungicide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Skin irritantSkin irritant

2.2. Potential liver Potential liver damage after damage after repeated exposurerepeated exposure

RidomilRidomil LDLD5050 for rats – 3100 mg/kg for rats – 3100 mg/kg

Systemic fungicideSystemic fungicide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Skin irritantSkin irritant

2.2. Eye irritantEye irritant

GramoxoneGramoxone LDLD5050 for rats - 150 mg/kg for rats - 150 mg/kg Non-systemic herbicideNon-systemic herbicide

Symptoms of Exposure:Symptoms of Exposure:

1.1. Skin irritation and Skin irritation and delayed healing of delayed healing of cutscuts

2.2. Eye irritantEye irritant

3.3. Temporary damage Temporary damage to nailsto nails

4.4. Nose bleedingNose bleeding

SimazineSimazine LDLD5050 for rats – 5000 mg/kg for rats – 5000 mg/kg

Non-systemic herbicideNon-systemic herbicide

Symptoms of ExposureSymptoms of Exposure::1.1. Skin irritantSkin irritant

2.2. TremorsTremors

3.3. ConvulsionsConvulsions

4.4. Slowed respirationSlowed respiration

5.5. Impaired adrenal Impaired adrenal functionfunction

6.6. Eye irritantEye irritant

7.7. DiarrheaDiarrhea

Personal Protective Personal Protective EquipmentEquipment

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Contact Contact InformationInformationThomas Ford

Area Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent

Penn State Cooperative Extension

Phone: (814) 940-5989

E-mail: tgf2@psu.edu