§ 180.253
Methomyl; tolerances for residues.
(a)
General.
Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide methomyl, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be determined by measuring only methomyl, methyl
N
-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethanimidothioate, in or on the commodity.
Commodity
Parts per million
Expiration/revocation date
Alfalfa, forage
10
None
Alfalfa, hay
10
None
Apple
1
None
Asparagus
2
None
Avocado
2
None
Barley, grain
1
None
Barley, hay
10
None
Barley, straw
10
None
Bean, dry, seed
0.1
None
Bean, forage
10
None
Bean, succulent
2
None
Beet, garden, tops
6
None
Bermudagrass, forage
10
None
Bermudagrass, hay
40
None
Blueberry
6
None
Broccoli
3
None
Brussels sprouts
2
None
Cabbage
5
None
Cabbage, Chinese, bok choy
5
None
Cabbage, Chinese, napa
5
None
Cauliflower
2
None
Celery
3
None
Collards
6
None
Corn, field, forage
10
None
Corn, field, grain
0.1
None
Corn, field, stover
10
None
Corn, pop, grain
0.1
None
Corn, pop, stover
10
None
Corn, sweet, forage
10
None
Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed
0.1
None
Corn, sweet, stover
10
None
Cotton, undelinted seed
0.1
None
Dandelion, leaves
6
None
Endive
5
None
Grape
5
12/31/16
Grapefruit
2
None
Hop, dried cones
1
12
None
Kale
6
None
Lemon
2
None
Lentil, seed
0.1
None
Lettuce
5
None
Mustard greens
6
None
Nectarine
5
None
Oat, forage
10
None
Oat, grain
1
None
Oat, hay
10
None
Oat, straw
10
None
Onion, dry bulb
0.2
None
Onion, green
3
None
Orange
2
None
Parsley, leaves
6
None
Pea
5
None
Pea, field, vines
10
None
Peach
5
None
Peanut
0.1
None
Pecan
0.1
None
Pepper, bell
2
None
Pepper, nonbell
2
None
Peppermint, tops
2
None
Pomegranate
0.2
None
Rye, forage
10
None
Rye, grain
1
None
Rye, straw
10
None
Sorghum, grain, forage
1
None
Sorghum, grain, grain
0.2
None
Soybean, forage
10
None
Soybean, seed
0.2
None
Spearmint, tops
2
None
Spinach
6
None
Swiss chard
6
None
Tangerine
2
None
Tomato
1
None
Turnip, greens
6
None
Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5
6.0
None
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9
0.2
None
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8
0.2
None
Vegetables, leafy
2
0.2
None
Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1
0.2
None
Wheat, forage
10
None
Wheat, grain
1
None
Wheat, hay
10
None
Wheat, straw
10
None
1
There are no U.S. registrations for use of methomyl on hop, dried cone, as of February 14, 1990.
2
Except for Beet (tops), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cabbage, Chinese, cauliflower, celery, collards, dandelions, endive (escarole), kale, lettuce, mustard greens, parsley, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip, greens (tops), and watercress.
(b)
Section 18 emergency exemptions.
[Reserved]
(c)
Tolerances with regional registrations.
A tolerance with regional registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), is established for residues of the insecticide methomyl, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodity in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance level specified in this paragraph is to be determined by measuring only methomyl, methyl
N
-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]ethanimidothioate, in or on the commodity.
Commodity
Parts
per million
Pear
4
(d)
Indirect or inadvertent residues.
[Reserved]
[65 FR 33697, May 24, 2000, as amended at 72 FR 35666, June 29, 2007; 74 FR 46373, Sept. 9, 2009; 75 FR 60242, Sept. 29, 2010; 76 FR 34885, June 15, 2011; 77 FR 59125, Sept. 26, 2012; 80 FR 72598, Nov. 20, 2015]