Metaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula (C8H16O4). It is used as a pesticide against slugs and snails. [2] . It is the cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde. [3] Metaldehyde is …
Metaldehyde is a cyclic tetramer of acetaldehyde commonly used as a pesticide against slugs, snails, and other gastropods. Metaldehyde intoxication leads to central nervous system …
Metaldehyde-poisoned slugs secrete large quantities of slime, desiccate and die. Their mucus cells are irreversibly destroyed. Uses Control of slugs and snails in agriculture and horticulture.
Metaldehyde is a molluscicide used in a variety of vegetables and crops in the field, gardens, and greenhouses. It is applied in the form of liquid, granules, sprays, dusts, or pelleted/grain bait to …
Metaldehyde is a pesticide used to control snails and slugs and is approved for use in a variety of vegetable and ornamental crops in the field or greenhouse, on fruit trees, small-fruit plants, in …
Most metaldehyde poisoning has resulted from accidental ingestion by children or from suicide by adults. Metaldehyde has, however, been used in at least two murders (Ludin, 1958).