Carbaryl

MedEd Pesticide lists Carbaryl as an insecticide in the carbamate class.

MedEd Pesticide Summarizes Carbaryl at a Glance

Type

Insecticide

Chemical class

Carbamate

CAS number

63-25-2

Formula

C12H11NO2

Molar mass

201.22 g/mol

EU status

Not approved as an active substance in the EU.

US status

Registered with EPA. 23 active products contain Carbaryl.

MedEd Pesticide Summarizes Carbaryl’s Toxicity Records

MedEd Pesticide holds 269 toxicity records for Carbaryl, from 6 sources. The headline values are below.

Oral LD50 in ratsAcute, swallowed

Lowest reported 230 mg/kg, median 300 mg/kg, from 3 records.

Dermal LD50Acute, skin contact

Lowest reported 2000 mg/kg, median 3000 mg/kg, from 2 records.

Lowest NOAELLong term, mammals

1 mg/kg-day in rat, 13 weeks. Source: EFSA.

EPA signal wordsActive US products

Danger 0, Warning 2, Caution 21.

See all 269 Carbaryl toxicity records in the explorer. The records come from EPA’s Toxicity Values Database, and the methodology explains their limits.

MedEd Pesticide Reports Carbaryl’s EU Safety Reference Values

MedEd Pesticide takes these values from the EU, which sets them when it assesses an active substance. They are expressed per kilogram of body weight.

ADIAcceptable daily intake

0.0075 mg/kg bw/dayThe amount a person can take in every day over a lifetime without appreciable health risk.

ARfDAcute reference dose

0.01 mg/kg bwThe amount that can be taken in over a short period, such as one meal or one day, without appreciable health risk.

AOELAcceptable operator exposure level

0.01 mg/kg bw/dayThe level of exposure for people who apply the pesticide at which no adverse effect is expected.

MedEd Pesticide Lists Carbaryl’s EU Hazard Classification

MedEd Pesticide lists the harmonised EU hazard statements for Carbaryl below.

• H302 Harmful if swallowed
• H332 Harmful if inhaled
• H400 Very toxic to aquatic life
• H351 Suspected of causing cancer

MedEd Pesticide takes EU status, reference values and hazard classification from the EU Pesticides Database. MedEd Pesticide takes US status from EPA’s Pesticide Product Information System (dated 2026-10-13) and chemical identity from PubChem. Retrieved 2026-10-16. Values and approvals change, so check the source for the current entry. See the methodology and the glossary, or compare Carbaryl with another pesticide.

MedEd Pesticide. (2026). Carbaryl. https://mededpesticide.org/pesticides/carbaryl/ (accessed Month Day, Year)