Furadan. Medical search. Frequent questions

Carbofuran (trade name Furadan) is a restricted-use pesticide registered in the United States since 1969. (nih.gov)
MDA's pesticide regulation section has issued an enforcement advisory regarding the persistent illegal use of carbofuran, which was commonly sold under the trade name Furadan. (maryland.gov)
Concentrations of carbofuran (Furadan ) reached about 10,000 ppm in the film, while thiobencarb (Bolero ) concentrations were even higher. (carrb.com)
Her most notable accomplishment in that role was a multi-year investigation into the effects of Furadan, a carbofuran utilized as an insecticide in agriculture, on wildlife. (gooutdoorsvirginia.com)
First details of some of the pollution and chemicals produced by the two - a study of PTFE (teflon dupont) which affects nearly all of humanity - there never has been any pollution like this - a study of the worlds most deadly insecticide Carbofuran or Furadan (FMC) how it seriously affected a small community in the us and worldwide. (stopptt.com)

06/08/2009) After highly-publicized poisonings of lions in Kenya's national parks, the Kenyan Parliament has begun addressing longstanding concerns regarding the pesticide Furadan. (mongabay.com)
An interview in four parts with Paula Kahumbu, Executive Director of WildlifeDirect, provides detail and context on the use of the neurotoxic pesticide Furadan to kill lions and birds en masse in Kenya. (mongabay.com)
A new video from WildlifeDirect shows the brutal impacts of the neurotoxic pesticide Furadan being used intentionally to kill entire flocks of birds, which are later sold as meat. (mongabay.com)
The results of laboratory and field experiments using two concentrations of aqueous extracts of Tephrosia vogelii and Hyptis suaveolens, and of oils of Azadirachta indica and Jatropha curcas, as well as the pesticide Furadan 5G showed that oil emulsions of A. indica and J. curcas oils act not only as oviposition deterrent but also as ovicides. (uni-goettingen.de)

For these reason five different treatments namely Furadan 3G, Furadan + Admire, Furadan + Neem leaf extract (NLE), Furadan + Sobicron and control were used, where Furadan treated as a basal dose. (ac.bd)
In the field, Furadan, neem and J. curcas oils significantly reduced the number of M. nigrivenella larvae by 16-49.2%, while aqueous extracts of T. vogelii and H. suaveolens were similar to the control consisting of emulsified water. (uni-goettingen.de)

It is marketed under the trade names Furadan, by FMC Corporation and Curaterr 10 GR, by Bayer among several others. (wikipedia.org)

Since 1995 Furadan has been used to illegally kill 76 lions, 15 hyenas, 24 hippos, over 250 vultures, and thousands of other birds in Kenya. (mongabay.com)