Brand name: Baygon, Blattanex, Suncide, IMPC, IPMC, PHC, Tendex, Arprocarb, Unden, Bayer 9010, Bayer 39007.

Propoxur (Baygon) is a carbamate insecticide and was introduced in 1959. Propoxur is a Carbamate insecticides kill insects by reversibly inactivating the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, it’s a non-systemic insecticide with a fast knockdown and long residual effect used against turf, forestry, and household pests and fleas. It is also used in pest control for other domestic animals, Anopheles mosquitoes, ants, gypsy moths, and other agricultural pests. It can also be used as a molluscicide.