Note: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Although the information provided here was accurate and current when first created, it is now outdated.

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ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES CROP USE SITES¹

OP Pesticide	# of Crop Sites	Crop Sites2	# of Tolerances
Acephate	13	beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celery, cotton, cranberries, grasses, lettuce, Macadamia nuts, mint, peanuts, peppers, soybeans	39
Azinphos-methyl	50	alfalfa, almonds, apples, apricots, artichokes, barley, beans, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cherries, citrus fruits, clover, crabapples, cranberries, cotton, cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, gooseberries, grapes, grasses, kiwifruits, loganberries, melons, nectarines, oats, onions, parsley, peaches, pears, peas, pecans, peppers, pistachios, plums, pomegranates, potatoes, quinces, raspberries, rye, soybeans, spinach, strawberries, sugarcane, tomatoes, trefoil, walnuts, wheat	81
Bensulide	5	carrots, cotton, cucurbits, onions, vegetables	6
Cadusafos	1	bananas	1
Chlorethoxyphos	1	corn	8
Chlorpyrifos	54	alfalfa, almonds, apples, asparagus, bananas, beans, beets, blueberries, [Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables], broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, caneberries, cauliflower, cherimoya, cherries, citrus fruits, corn, cotton, cranberries, cucumbers, dates, [feijoa (pineapple guava)], figs, grapes, kiwifruits, leeks, [legume vegetables, succulent or dried (exc. soybeans)], mint, mushrooms, nectarines, onions, peaches, peanuts, peas, pears, peppers, plums, pumpkins, radishes, rutabagas, (sapote, white), sorghum, soybeans, strawberries, sugarcane, sunflower, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tree nuts, turnips, (vegetables, seed & pod), walnuts, wheat	104
Chlorpyriphos-methyl	5	barley, oats, rice, sorghum, wheat	36
Coumaphos	0	Used on livestock. No crop sites.	20
DDVP (Dichlorvos)	5	cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms, radishes, tomatoes	29
DEF (Tribuphos)	1	Cotton	13
Diazinon	63	alfalfa, almonds, apples, apricots, bananas, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, Brasica (cole) leafy vegetables, carrots, celery, cherries, [chicory, red (tops)(radicchio)], citrus fruits, clover, coffee beans, corn, cotton, cowpeas, cranberries, cucumbers, dandelions, dewberries, [endive (escarole)], figs, filberts, ginseng, grapes, grasses, hops, kiwifruits, lespedeza, lettuce, loganberries, melons, mushrooms, nectarines, olives, onions, parsley, parsnips, peaches, peanuts, pears, peas, pecans, peppers, pineapples, plums, potatoes, radishes, raspberries, rutabagas, sorghum, soybeans, spinach, squash, strawberries, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, trefoil, turnips, walnuts, watercress	103
Dicrotophos	2	cotton, pecans	2
Dimethoate	39	alfalfa, apples, asparagus, beans, blueberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cherries, citrus, collards, corn, cotton, endive (escarole), grapefruit, grapes, kale, lemons, lentils, lettuce, melons, (mustard, greens), oranges, pears, peas, pecans, peppers, potatoes, safflower, sorghum, soybeans, spinach, Swiss chard, tangerines, tomatoes, turnips, wheat	69
Disulfoton	29	alfalfa, asparagus, barley, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, clover, coffee beans, corn, cotton, hops, lettuce, oats, peanuts, peas, pecans, peppers, pineapples, potatoes, rice, sorghum, soybeans, spinach, sugarcane, tomatoes, wheat	58
Ethion	29	almonds, apples, apricots, beans, cherries, chestnuts, citrus fruits, corn, cotton, cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, grapes, melons, nectarines, onions, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers, pimentos, plums, raisins, sorghum, squash, strawberries, (tea, dried), tomatoes, walnuts	54
Ethoprop	12	bananas, beans, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, mushrooms, okra, peanuts, pineapples, potatoes, soybeans, sugarcane, sweet potatoes	26
Ethyl Parathion	9	alfalfa, barley, corn, canola, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, wheat	106
Fenamiphos	28	apples, asparagus, bananas, beets, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cherries, citrus, cocoa beans, cotton, eggplant, garlic, grapefruit, grapes, kiwifruits, lemons, limes, okra, oranges, peaches, peanuts, peppers, pineapples, raisins, raspberries, soybeans, strawberries, tangerines	48
Fenitrothion	1	wheat	1
Fenthion	3	alfalfa, grasses, rice	16
Isazophos-methyl	0	No crop sites. Registered for use on turf and golf courses only.	0
Isofenphos	1	corn	243
Malathion	97	alfalfa, almonds, apples, apricots, asparagus, avocados, barley, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, [Brassica (cole) leafy vegetables], carrots, chayote, cherries, chestnuts, clover, citrus, corn, cotton, cowpeas, cranberries, cucumbers, currants, dates, dewberries, eggplant, eggs, figs, filberts, (fruits, passion), flax, garlic, gooseberries, grapefruit, grapes, grasses, guavas, hops, horseradish, kumquats, leeks, lemons, lentils, lespedeza, limes, loganberries, lupine, Macadamia nuts, mangoes, melons, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, okra, onions, oranges, papayas, parsnips, peaches, peanuts, pears, peas, pecans, peppermint, peppers, pineapples, plums, potatoes, prunes, pumpkins, quinces, radishes, raisins, raspberries, rice, rutabagas, rye, safflower, [salsify (inc. tops)], shallots, sorghum, soybeans, spearmint, squash, strawberries, sunflower, sweet potatoes, tangerines, tomatoes, trefoil, turnips, (vegetables, leafy), vetch, walnuts, wheat	144
Methamidophos	14	beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cotton, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, melons, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes	15
Methidathion	22	alfalfa, almonds, artichokes, carambola, citrus fruits, grasses, (fruits, pome), (fruits, stone), kiwifruits, longan fruit, mandarins, mangoes, nuts, olives, peaches, pecans, potatoes, safflower, sorghum, sugar apple, sunflower, walnuts	49
Methyl Parathion4	76	almonds, apples, apricots, artichokes, avocados, barley, beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, brassica, carrots, celery, cherries, citrus fruits, corn, cranberries, cucumbers, currants, dates, dewberries, eggplant, [endive (escarole)], figs, filberts, garlic, gooseberries, grapes, guavas, hops, lentils, lettuce, loganberries, mangoes, melons, nectarines, oats, okra, olives, onions, parsley, parsnips, peaches, peanuts, pears, peas, pecans, peppers, pineapples, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, quinces, radishes, raspberries, rice, rutabagas, rye, safflower, sorghum, soybeans, spinach, squash, strawberries, sugarcane, sunflower, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, trefoil, turnips, vetch, walnuts, wheat, youngberries	106
Naled	37	almonds, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, collards, cotton, cucumbers, eggplant, grapefruit, grapes, grasses, hops, kale, legumes, lemons, lettuce, melons, mushrooms, oranges, peaches, peas, peppers, pumpkins, rice, safflower, spinach, squash, strawberries, Swiss chard, tangerines, tomatoes, turnips, walnuts	62
Oxydemeton-methyl	37	alfalfa, apples, apricots, beans, beets, blackberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, clover, corn, cotton, cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, lettuce, melons, mint, onions, oranges, pears, peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, safflower, sorghum, squash, strawberries, turnips, walnuts	70
Phorate	19	alfalfa, barley, beans, beets, coffee beans, corn, cotton, grasses, hops, lettuce, peanuts, potatoes, rice, (sorghum, grain), soybeans, sugarcane, tomatoes, wheat	50
Phosmet	23	alfalfa, almonds, apples, apricots, blueberries, cherries, citrus fruits, corn, cotton, crabapples, cranberries, grapes, kiwifruits, nectarines, nuts, peaches, pears, peas, pistachios, plums, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes	43
Phostebupirim	1	corn	7
Pirimiphos-methyl	4	corn, kiwifruits, sorghum, wheat	39
Profenofos	1	cotton	23
Propetamphos	0	Not used on crops. Used on pets and for crack and crevice treatment in medical and food service establishments.	2
Sulfotepp	0	No crop sites. Used on ornamentals.	0
Temephos	1	citrus fruits	1
Terbufos	5	bananas, beets, coffee beans, corn, sorghum	15
Tetrachlorvinphos	8	alfalfa, apples, cherries, corn, cranberries, peaches, pears, tomatoes	27
Trichlorfon	28	alfalfa, artichokes, bananas, barley, beans, beets, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, citrus fruits, clover, collards, corn, cotton, cowpeas, flax, grasses, lettuce, oats, peanuts, peppers, pumpkins, safflower, tomatoes, trefoil, wheat	67

1. This list was compiled from the EPA's Tolerance Index System (TIS) on 5/13/98. Changes to tolerances are published in the Federal Register. Crop sites DO NOT INCLUDE: (1)Animal Feeds; (2) Processed Food; (3) Distinctions in crop varieties; (4) Livestock (cattle, goats, horses, poultry & sheep),milk, eggs. However, the number in the last column does include those tolerances.

2. This list may include crop sites which are no longer registered domestically. Future versions of this list will delete or distinguish crop sites which are not registered domestically.

3. Proposed tolerance revocation 2/5/98.

4. Ethyl and methyl parathion share tolerances; see 40 CFR 180.121.

CANCELED ORGANOPHOSPHATES WITH TOLERANCES

OP Pesticide	# of Crop Sites	Former Crop Sites	# of Tolerances
Chlorthiophos	0	No Use Sites.	1
Dioxathion	0	apples, (fruits, stone), grapefruit, grapes, lemons, limes, oranges, pears, quinces, tangerines, walnuts	18
Fonofos1	18	asparagus, bananas, beans, beets, corn, peanuts, peas, peppermint, plantains, sorghum, soybeans, spearmint, strawberries, sugarcane, (vegetables, fruiting), (vegetables, leafy), (vegetables, root crop), (vegetables, seed & pod)	34
Mevinphos2	0	alfalfa, apples, artichokes, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, [chicory, red (tops) (radicchio)], citrus, clover, collards, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, kale, lettuce, melons, (mustard, greens), okra, onions, parsley, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, raspberries, sorghum, spinach, squash, strawberries, tomatoes, trefoil, turnips, walnuts, watercress, watermelons	54
Monocrotophos3	0	cotton, peanuts, potatoes, sugarcane, tomatoes	6
Phosalone	0	grapes, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, almonds, filberts, macadamia nuts, pecans, walnuts, apples, peas, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, prunes, artichokes, potatoes, roses, arborvitae	40
Phosphamidon	0	grapefruit, lemon, oranges, tangerines, walnuts, apples, cantaloupes, watermelon, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, sugarcane, cotton	16
Sulprofos	0	cotton	27

1. A request for voluntary cancellation has been submitted. The FIFRA section 6(f) Notice is being drafted.

2. Proposed tolerance revocation 8/25/95; import tolerances requested for 11 tolerances. Final rule is being drafted.

3. Proposed tolerance revocation. Import tolerance request received for potatoes, sugarcane, and cottonseed. Final rule is being drafted to revoke remaining tolerances.

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