noun
- A synthetic organic insecticide used to control mites and insects on crops and plants.
Usage: technical; agriculture
Examples
- Farmers applied menazon to their apple orchards to eliminate spider mites.
- The pesticide menazon is effective against aphids and other soft-bodied insects.
- Menazon was widely used in agriculture before newer synthetic alternatives became available.
- The label on the menazon container specified the proper dilution rate for vegetable crops.