Pesticides in Abu Dhabi

Pesticide in Abu Dhabi

Pesticide

There are many types of pesticides, including agricultural pesticides and public health pesticides, and we will focus here on public health pesticides.

First : What are public health pesticides ?

They are chemicals that contain specific percentages of active ingredients with low toxicity and some other additives, as the lethal dose of these pesticides is more than 2000 mg / kg according to the recommendations of the competent authorities in Abu Dhabi, and they are used to reduce the number of public health pests to a minimum that does not cause any problems or health diseases.

What is the half-lethal dose of the pesticide LD50 ?

It was defined as the dose that would eliminate half of the number of pests in one experiment at a specific time, and it shows the extent of the toxicity of the pesticide, and it is measured in mg of pesticide / kg of body weight, the higher the number of the lethal dose of the pesticide, the toxicity decreased.

Second: the division of public health pesticides

1 : Botanical Pesticides

Such as nicotine - pyrethrins - rotenone

2 : Organochlorine insecticides

like lindan

3 : Organophosphorous insecticides

Such as Temiphos - Chlorpyrifos - Fenitrothion - Malathion - Primiphos methyl

4 : Carbamate pesticides

Like Fenobucarb

5 : Synthetic pyrethroid pesticides

Such as deltamethrin - cypermethrin - tetramethrin - alpha cypermethrin – lambda-cyhalothrin - zeta-cypermethrin

6 : Insect growth regulators

Such as diflubenzuron - triflumuron - pirboxifene

7 : neonicotinoids insecticides

such as imidacloprid - acetamiprid

8 : Biocides

such as Bacillus thuringiensis

9 : Pyrazole pesticides

like fipronil

Third: Forms of public health pesticides

Insecticides in Abu Dhabi come in different shapes and forms, the most important of which are the following:

1 : EC . Emulsifiable Concentrate

2 : SC . Concentrate Suspension

3 : SL . Soluble Concentrates

4 : CS . Capsulated Suspension

5 : WP . Wettable Powder

6 : G . granules

7 : DP . Dusting powder

8 : G . Gel