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===As a pesticide=== [[File:Limacide.JPG|thumb|Granules of metaldehyde (trade name Limacide)]] It is sold under various [[trade name]]s as a [[molluscicide]], including Antimilice, Ariotox, Blitzem (in Australia), Cekumeta, Deadline, Defender (in Australia), Halizan, Limacide, Limatox, Limeol, Meta, Metason, Mifaslug, Namekil, Slug Fest, and Slugit. Typically it is applied in pellet form, but it is also found as a liquid spray, granules, paste, or dust. Often the pesticide includes bran or molasses to attract pests, making it attractive to household pets as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metaldehyde Toxicity Slug Bait Poisoning {{!}} VCA Animal Hospitals |url=https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/metaldehyde-toxicity-slug-bait-poisoning |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=vcahospitals.com}}</ref> Metaldehyde is effective on pests by contact or ingestion and works by limiting the production of mucus in mollusks making them susceptible to dehydration.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=John H. |date=January 18, 2013 |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Metaldehyde For Controlling Snails and Slugs |url=https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/32845/file/Metaldehyde-QA.pdf |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services}}</ref> Metaldehyde products were used to control the invasive African land snail population in Miami-Dade County in Florida. Experimental use permits from the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency authorized the application amount and usage in residential areas.<ref name=":0" /> Due to the contamination of drinking water by metaldehyde's use in agriculture, a specialist organisation was established in 2008 called "The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG)". On 19 December 2018, the British government banned the use of metaldehyde slug pellets outdoors from spring 2020; after this date it would only be legal to use it in permanent greenhouses.<ref name=UK-ban>{{citation|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/restrictions-on-the-use-of-metaldehyde-to-protect-wildlife|publisher=UK Government |title=Restrictions on the use of metaldehyde to protect wildlife |date=19 December 2018}}</ref> In July 2019, the ban was overturned after the High Court in London agreed with a challenge to its legality. Metaldehyde pellets returned to the UK market until 18 September 2020, when the British government banned the use of metaldehyde slug pellets outdoors after 31 March 2022.<ref name="UK-ban2">{{citation|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/outdoor-use-of-metaldehyde-to-be-banned-to-protect-wildlife|publisher=UK Government |title=Outdoor use of metaldehyde to be banned to protect wildlife |date=18 September 2020}}</ref>
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