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Aldicarb in the yard and garden

Moderate risk for your yard

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Safety profile for Aldicarb relevant to people, pets, and pollinators.

What is aldicarb?

The IUPAC name is 2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime.

Also known as: 2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime, Aldicarbe, Temik, Temik 10 G.

IUPAC name
2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propanal O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime
CAS number
116-06-3
Molecular formula
C7H14N2O2S
Molecular weight
190.26 g/mol
SMILES
CC(C)(C=NOC(=O)NC)SC
PubChem CID
9570071

Risk for people, pets,

Moderate risk

Regulatory consensus

2 regulatory and scientific bodies have classified Aldicarb. The classifications differ — that's the data.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
EPA——
IARC——

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where your yard encounter aldicarb

  • legacy soil and groundwater contamination
  • banned pesticide residues

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Aldicarb:

  • Oxamyl (Vydate)
    Trade-offs: Lower acute toxicity (WHO Class Ib vs Ia). Shorter soil persistence. Less effective for some nematode species.
    Relative cost: 1.2×
  • 1,3-Dichloropropene (Telone)
    Trade-offs: Fumigant — requires buffer zones. Ozone-depleting potential. Soil microbial disruption.
    Relative cost: Similar

Frequently asked questions

What products contain aldicarb?

Aldicarb appears in: legacy soil and groundwater contamination; banned pesticide residues.

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Sources (6)
  1. ATSDR Toxicological Profile — CAS 116-06-3 — reference
  2. EPA Aldicarb (Temik) Voluntary Cancellation — food-tolerance phase-out (2010) — regulatory
  3. WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard — Class Ia (extremely hazardous) (2019) — regulatory
  4. IPCS/ILO International Chemical Safety Card (ICSC 0094) — Aldicarb — report
  5. Goldman et al. — California watermelon aldicarb mass-poisoning incident, ~1,373 illness reports (1990) — scientific
  6. NIOSH Carbamate Cholinesterase Surveillance — applicator guidance (2018) — regulatory

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