Methiocarb
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Methiocarb is a chemical mainly used as a bird repellent
, as a insecticide
and as molluscicide
. It is toxic to humans, not listed as a carcinogen
, is toxic to reproductive organs, and a potent neurotoxin
. Methiocarb can also cause acute toxicity
in humans if anyone is exposed to it for long periods of time. Methiocarb is also a known poison to water organisms.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
, as a insecticide
Insecticide
An insecticide is a pesticide used against insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against the eggs and larvae of insects respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and the household. The use of insecticides is believed to be one of the major factors behind...
and as molluscicide
Molluscicide
Molluscicides, also known as snail baits and snail pellets, are pesticides against molluscs, which are usually used in agriculture or gardening to control gastropod pests like slugs and snails that can damage crops by feeding on them....
. It is toxic to humans, not listed as a carcinogen
Carcinogen
A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes...
, is toxic to reproductive organs, and a potent neurotoxin
Neurotoxin
A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells , usually by interacting with membrane proteins such as ion channels. Some sources are more general, and define the effect of neurotoxins as occurring at nerve tissue...
. Methiocarb can also cause acute toxicity
Acute toxicity
Acute toxicity describes the adverse effects of a substance that result either from a single exposure or from multiple exposures in a short space of time...
in humans if anyone is exposed to it for long periods of time. Methiocarb is also a known poison to water organisms.