Methiocarb
Action/Use:
- Molluscicide
Use:
Slug and snail control for ornamentals. Bird repellent when used as seed treatment.
Identification
Common Name(s): Methiocarb (BSI, ISOE, ESA, CSA, New Zealand, So. Africa); ; Mercaptodimethur (ISO, France, Germany)
Chemistry
Class: Carbamate.
Properties: Colorless crystals with phenol-like odor. Melting point 119°C. Vapor pressure 0.036 mPa at 25°C. Soluble in 2-propanol, toluene. Hardly soluble in n-hexane.
Mode of Action / Resistance Management
Chemical Group: Carbamate
Mode of Action: Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor
Action Group: IRAC Group 1
Registration
U.S.A.: Registered for use on ornamentals.
Outside U.S.A.: Controls slugs, snails; controls mites and sucking and biting insects in beets, berries, citrus, hops, maize, oilseed rape, ornamentals, fruit, potatoes, vegetables; bird repellent.
Environmental Guidelines
Water Solubility: 27 mg/l at 20° C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: WARNING (Mesurol* 75-W), CAUTION (Mesurol* Pro)
Toxicity Class: II, III
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Formulators' Trade Names:
Gowan Company (Mesural Pro*, Mesurol*)
SAFA TARIM A.S. (Message*)
B.V. Industrie- & Handelsonderneming Simonis (Wopro-methiocarb*)
Discontinued Names:
Grandslam*
Methiocarb Fogger*
PT* 1700
