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METALDEHYDE |
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Name: 2,4,6,8-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-Tetraoxacyclooctane
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USE:
Metaldehyde is a molluscicide used to attract and
kill slugs and snails.
It is used in a variety of Vegetable and Ornamental
Crops in the field or Greenhouse, on Fruit Trees,
Small-fruit plants, in Avocado or Citrus Orchards,
Berry plants and Banana plants. It is applied to
the soil around plants, with care taken not to contaminate
edible parts of the plant. It is used in the form
of Granules, Sprays and Dusts or mixed with bran
as a bait. It works primarily in the stomach by
producing toxic effects after it is ingested by
the pest. Metaldehyde is available in pelleted baits.
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