Captan for Rain rot

["Linnea Skoglund" <skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu>]

>  Captan is a mercury poison. 

Sorry, but I cannot let this go by.  Captan DOES NOT contain 
mercury.  There are few, if any, mercury-containing pesticides left 
on the market.  Captan is a dicarboximide.  It is a Class I pesticide 
- the strongest signal word used.  It is currently under review by 
the EPA and it is likely this pesticide will be pulled.  Now do you 
want to be putting something on your horse that the EPA (whether you 
like them or not) is banning?

Linnea - a certified pesticide applicator in state of Colorado


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Linnea G. Skoglund, Ph.D.
Dept. Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
phone: 970-491-6950 
fax:   970-491-3862
skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu
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