Nematicides have tended to be broad-spectrum toxicants possessing high volatility or other properties promoting migration through the soil.
Aldicarb (Temik), a carbamate insecticide marketed by Bayer CropScience, is an example of a commonly used commercial nematicide.
[1] Human health safety and environmental concerns have resulted in the widespread deregistration of several other agronomically important nematicides.
However, it was banned from use after being linked to sterility among male workers; the Dow Chemical company was subsequently found liable for more than $600 million in damages.
An environmentally benign garlic-derived polysulfide product is approved for use in the European Union (under Annex 1 of 91/414) and the UK as a nematicide.