U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Pesticide Fact Sheets

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service by Information Ventures, Inc.

These fact sheets are a series issued by the Forest Service for their workers and the general public. Each fact sheet provides information on forest and land management uses, environmental and human health effects, and safety precautions for various pesticides and their formulations. Unless otherwise stated, the toxicity data presented in these fact sheets refer to the active ingredient.

• Animal Repellents
  

  Putrescent whole egg solids (Big Game Repellent®, BGR®, Deer-Away®)

• Biological insecticide
  

  Gypchek (Gypchek®)

• Fumigants
  

  Chloropicrin (Acquinite®, Chlor-O-Pic®, Larvacide®, Pic-Chlor®, and Tri-Clor®; combination formulations include BromO-Gas® and Terr-O-Gas®)

  Dazomet (Basamid®, Crag 974, Mylone®)

• Fungicides
  

  Borax (Sporax®)

  Chlorothalonil (Bravo®, Daconil 2787®)

  Iprodione (Chipco® 26019, Rovral®)

  Mancozeb (Dithane® 45, Manzate® 200, Penncozeb®)

  Propiconazole (Alamo®, Banner®)

  Thiophanate-Methyl (Domain®, Topsin® M, Cleary® 3336)

• Herbicides
  

  2,4-D (Hi-Dep®, Weedar® 64, Weed RHAP A-4D®, Weed RHAP A)

  2,4-DP or dichlorprop (Weedone® 2,4-DP)

  Asulam (Asulox®)

  Atrazine (AAtrex®, Atratol®)

  Bromacil (Hyvar®, Bromax®)

  Chlorsulfuron (Telar®)

  Clopyralid methyl (Stinger®, Reclaim®, Transline®)

  Dicamba (Banvel®, Banex®, Trooper®)

  Dichlobenil (Barrier® 50W, Casoron® 2G, Casoron® 4G, Casoron® 10G, Casoron® 50W, Dyclomec® 4G, Norosac® 4G, and Norosac®)

  Glyphosate (Roundup®, Rodeo®, Accord®)

  Hexazinone (Velpar®, Velpar® ULW, Velpar® L, Pronone® 10G)

  Imazapyr (Arsenal®, Chopper®, Contain®)

  Mefluidide (Embark 2-S®, Embark Lite®)

  Metsulfuron methyl (Escort®, Ally®)

  Picloram (Tordon®, Grazon®, Access®, Pathway®)

  Sulfometuron methyl (Oust®)

  Tebuthiuron (Spike®)

  Triclopyr (Garlon®, Grazon®)

  Trifluralin (Treflan® 5G, Treflan® E.C., Trifluralin® 4EC)

• Insecticides
  

  Acephate (Orthene®, Ortran®)

  Azinphos-methyl (Guthion®, Gusathion-M®)

  Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel® 6AF/8AF, Dipel® ES, Dipel® 4L, Dipel® 2X, Biobit®, Javelin® WG, Thuricide®-HP, Thuricide®-HPC, Thuricide® 48LV, Thuricide® 32LV, Thuricide® 32B, VectoBac® 12AS, VectoBac® G)

  Bifenthrin (Capture®, Talstar®, Brigade®)

  Carbaryl (Sevin®, Chipco®)

  Chlorpyrifos (Dursban®, Lorsban®)

  Dichlorvos, DDVP (Vaportape® II, No-Pest® Strip, Vapona®)

  Diflubenzuron (Dimilin® 4L, Dimilin® 2F, Dimilin® 25W, Micromite®, Vigilante®)

  Esfenvalerate (Asana XL®)

  Permethrin (Ambush®, Pounce®, Astro®)

  Prometon (Pramitol® 25E, Pramitol® 5PS)

  Simazine (Princep®, Caliber®)

• Insect Pheromones
  

  Disparlure (Disrupt®II, Luretape Plus®, Luretape® Gypsy Moth)

  • Manufacturer's Addendum on Disrupt®II

• Vertebrate toxicant (rodenticide)
  

  Strychnine (Gopher-Go®, Milo® Bait for Gophers, and Gopher Getter® are among the many marketed products.)