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Mississippi's FQPA Pesticide Database

Crop

Active
Ingredient

Lbs. AI
Applied

% Acres
Treated

Rate
(lbs.AI/A/Yr)

Alfalfa

azinphosmethyl
methyl parathion

399
1,332

3
10

.50
.50

Corn

carbaryl
carbofuran
chlorpurifos
methyl parathion
terbufos

49,500
30,030
19,800
8,250
66,000

10
10
6
10
20

1.50
0.91
1.00
0.25
1.00

Cotton

acephate
aldicarb
azinphosmethyl
chlorpyrifos
dicrotophos
dimethoate
disulfoton
fenamiphos
malathion
methamidophos
Methomyl
methyl parathion
oxamyl
oxydemeton-methyl
phorate
profenofos
sulprofos
thiodicarb

128,351
120,548
154,721
164,408
174,229
62,157
107,632
21,526
273,385
43,726
164,408
1,732,472
141,267
9,687
10,763
1,074,571
405,369
526,590

18
16
25
13
35
11
10
1
8
5
26
79
21
2
1
49
23
38

0.53
0.56
0.46
0.94
0.37
0.42
0.80
1.60
2.54
0.65
0.47
1.63
0.50
0.36
0.80
1.63
1.31
1.03

Grapes

chlorpyrifos
diazinon

272
354

50
65

1.00
1.00

Other Hay

methomyl
methyl parathion
trichlorfon

16,875
28,125
7,500

5
5
1

0.45
0.75
1.00

Peaches

azinphos-methyl
phosmet
carbaryl

1,443
1,547
1,809

43
31
35

1.80
2.80
2.90

Pecans

benomyl
aldicarb
methomy
methyl parathion
dimethoate
carbaryl
chlorpyrifos

1,346
3,712
136
1,697
50
19,093
5,910

6
10
1
10
40
28
39

1.48
2.45
0.90
1.12
0.14
4.50
1.00

Rice

benomyl
methyl parathion
malathi on
carbofuran

6,738
31,625
19,250
12,622

5
25
7
9

0.49
0.46
1.00
0.51

Sorghum

carbaryl
chlorpyrifos

22,500
4,500

10
4

1.50
0.75

Soybeans

thiophanate methyl
acephate
carbaryl

21,000
70,000
26,250

2
4
2

0.60
1.00
0.75

Sweet Corn

carbaryl
carbofuran
chlorpyrifos

58
116
173

10
20
30

1.00
1.00
1.00

Sweet Potatoes

carbaryl
chlorpyrifos
diazinon
ethoprop

3,648
144
353
1,200

57
3
3
10

1.60
1.20
2.94
3.00

Watermelons

benomyl
bensulide
carbaryl
diazinon

2,632
5,625
6,300
360

15
25
35
8

1,95
2.50
2.00
0.50

Wheat

methyl parathion
phorate

15,000
50,000

12
20

0.50
1.00

1993 Survey Data

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