Pesticide Details

Pesticide DDT (Cancelled in U.S.)
PC Code 029201
CAS Number 50-29-3
Type of Pesticide Insecticide
Type of Organism Insecta
Common Name Honey bee
Scientific Name Apis mellifera
Age Worker
Guideline [141]
Test Type [O] Oral gavage or capsule administration of the toxicant
% AI N.R.%
Study Length 48 hr
Dose Type [LD50] 50% Lethality from oral dose or acute dermal application
Toxicity 3.7 Micrograms/bee (contact LD50 studies)
95% Confidence Levels N.R.
Probit Slope 4.2
NGL
NOEL N.R.
Study Date 1968
Review Date 1980
Category S
MRID, ACC, TN Numbers 05004151
Laboratory References
Reviewer A. Vaughan
Batch Number
Eggs Laid
% Eggs Cracked
% Eggs Viable
% Live Embryos
% Egg Hatch
14 Day Survive
Growth Effect