Naphthylmethylcarbamate

Naphthylmethylcarbamate is an alternative chemical name for carbaryl, the widely used N-methylcarbamate insecticide. Like other carbamates it controls a broad spectrum of chewing and sucking insects on fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals by reversibly inhibiting acetylcholinesterase. Its long history of use has generated extensive residue and toxicology data, and it remains subject to maximum residue limits, pre-harvest intervals, and applicator safety rules in jurisdictions where it is still authorized. Monitoring programs routinely include carbaryl in multi-residue pesticide screens of produce, and the name naphthylmethylcarbamate appears in older literature and regulatory documents referring to the same active ingredient.