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Label & SDS

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Registration information

  • U.S. EPA Registration number: 8278-3
  • U.S. EPA Status: CANCELLED

Description

'Metro Tested All Purpose Bug Bait' is an insecticide, miticide, and molluscicide and tadpole shrimp. Its Federal EPA registration number is: 8278-3. It was originally approved by EPA on 03 Aug 1990. Its registration got cancelled on 17 Feb 2006. It has a 'Caution' signal word. It has the following active ingredients: Carbaryl and Metaldehyde. It's approved for 33 sites including azalea, begonia, camellia, chrysanthemum, daffodil, dahlias, daisies, dichondra, fences, and geranium. It is also approved for 5 pests and pest groups including but not limited to ants, earwigs, slugs, snails, and sowbugs.

Original registration date:

  • 03 Aug 1990

Cancellation date:

  • 17 Feb 2006

Alternative names:

  • METRO TESTED ALL PURPOSE BUG BAITActive

Registrant:

  • METRO BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
  • Address:
    Po Box 423
    Cypress, CA 90630

Active ingredients:

  • Carbaryl 5%
  • Metaldehyde 3.5%
  • Other ingredients 91.5%

Signal word:

  • Caution

Product type:

  • Insecticide
  • Miticide
  • Molluscicide And Tadpole Shrimp

Formulation:

  • Granular

Registered target pests:

  • Ants
  • Earwigs
  • Slugs
  • Snails
  • Sowbugs

Registered target sites:

  • Azalea (foliar treatment)
  • Begonia (foliar treatment)
  • Camellia (foliar treatment)
  • Chrysanthemum (greenhouse-foliar treatment)
  • Daffodil (foliar treatment)
  • Dahlias (foliar treatment)
  • Daisies (foliar treatment)
  • Dichondra (ornamental turf) (foliar treatment)
  • Fences
  • Geranium (foliar treatment)
  • Honeysuckle (foliar treatment)
  • Hydrangea (foliar treatment)
  • Iceplant (foliar treatment)
  • Impatiens (foliar treatment)
  • Iris (foliar treatment)
  • Ivy (foliar treatment)
  • Marigold (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental flower gardens (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental ground covers (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental lawn borders (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental plants (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental plants (greenhouse-foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental shade trees (foliar treatment)
  • Ornamental turf (lawns) (foliar treatment)
  • Pansies (foliar treatment)
  • Petunia (foliar treatment)
  • Rhododendron (foliar treatment)
  • Roses (foliar treatment)
  • Snapdragon (foliar treatment)
  • Spathiphyllum (foliar treatment)
  • Sweet peas (ornamental) (foliar treatment)
  • Tulips (foliar treatment)
  • Walls