methiocarb, n. Agric.
(mɪˈθaɪəʊkɑːb)
[f. methyl n. + thio- + carbamate n.]
An insecticide, molluscicide, and acaricide, C11H15NO2S , widely used in garden preparations such as slug pellets; 4-methylthio-3,5-xylyl-N-methylcarbamate.
| 1969 Recommended Common Names for Pesticides (B.S.I.) 61 (table) Methiocarb. 1974 Country Life 24 Oct. 1228/1 Work at the Terrington EHF has compared metaldehyde and methiocarb pellet baits. 1977 Homes & Gardens Nov. 41 With metaldehyde..the slugs recovered in damp or humid conditions, with methiocarb, a stomach poison, there is no dependence on weather conditions. 1988 Bull. Environmental Contamination & Toxicol. XL. 147 (heading) Laboratory evaluation of the hazard to wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, from the agricultural use of methiocarb molluscicide pellets. |