What is Methomyl?
Methomyl is a water-soluble crystalline solid that gives off a sulfurous odor. Highly toxic, methomyl is classified as a carbamate insecticide that is designated as being a Restricted use Pesticide (RUP) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since the late 1960s, methomyl has been used as a pesticide on commercial fruit and vegetable crops as well as stored products. Its application as an insecticide is highly effective against a wide variety of pests, particularly those that are resistant to organophosphorus pesticides. Initially, Dupont registered methomyl with the EPA for use as an insecticide for commercially grown chrysanthemums in 1968. However, the use of methomyl soon gained favor to help protect livestock and even commercial real estate from pests. Since that time, methomyl has been used to treat almost all commercial production of lettuce, rhubarb, asparagus, artichokes and pomegranates in the U.S. While there have been very few clinical studies conducted to dete
