| Compound Description | Aldicarb is the oxime carbamate resulting from the addition of 2-methyl-2-propanaldoxime to methyl isocyanate. A member of the class of oxime carbamate insecticides, aldicarb is a mixture of E and Z isomers; it is not known which isomer is more active. It has a role as a carbamate insecticide, an EC 3.1.1.7 inhibitor, an acaricide and a nematicide. It is functionally related to a 2-methyl-2-propanal oxime and a methyl isocyanate.Aldicarb is a carbamate pesticide. Aldicarb is a carbamate insecticide. Carbamate pesticides are derived from carbamic acid and kill insects in a similar fashion as organophosphate insecticides. They are widely used in homes, gardens and agriculture. Aldicarb is effective against thrips, aphids, spider mites, lygus, fleahoppers, and leafminers, but is primarily used as a nematicide. Aldicarb is effective where resistance to organophosphate insecticides has developed, and is extremely important in potato production, where it is used for the control of soil-borne nematodes and some foliar pests. Its weakness is its high level of solubility, which restricts its use in certain areas where the water table is close to the surface. Most of the carbamates are extremely toxic to Hymenoptera, and precautions must be taken to avoid exposure to foraging bees or parasitic wasps. Aldicarb was one of the 'dirty dozen' pesticides that the environmental group Pesticide Action Network North America targeted in 1985. EPA put a ban in place in 2010, requiring an end to distribution by 2017. Use on citrus and potatoes is banned beginning in 2012, with a complete ban in place by 2018.Carbamate derivative used as an insecticide, acaricide, and nematocide.See also: Aldicarb . |
