Table 1 Pesticides commonly used in vegetable farms at the three study sites
Commercial name | Active ingredient | Family |
|---|---|---|
Cyhalone | deltamethrin | pyrethroid |
Decis | deltamethrin | pyrethroid |
Kinikini | mixture of cyfluthrin+malathion | pyrethroid |
Rugby (Orthene) | cadufos 10 g | pyrethroid |
Cytoate 335EC (Cypercal D335) | mixture of cypermethrin 35 g + dimethoate 300 g/l | pyrethroid |
Furadan | carbofuran | carbamate |
Malathion | malathion 500 g/l | organochlorine |
Topsin-M | methylthiophanate 70% | organophosphorus |
Nurelle D35/300 | mixture of cypermethrin 35 g/l + chlorpyriphos methyl 300 g/l | organophosphorus |
Dursban B18/300 | mixture of cyfluthrin 18 g/l + chlopyriphos ethyl 300 g/l | organophosphorus |
Callisulfan 350EC | endosulfan 350 g/l | cyclodiene |