fifty percent of world argricultural production is destroyed by insects each year. therefore, enormous quantities of insecticides are consumed to control these pests. as an example, france is using 35000 metric tons insecticide every year. some of the methods used for spraying and applying insecticides tend to increase the pollution of natural waters . in this article different factors causing ...

this study was conducted to investigate commercial formulations of insecticides against western flower thrips, frankliniella occidentalis (pergande).the insects were collected from commercial greenhouses of cucumber in varamin, iran. the tested insecticides were diazinon (ec 60%), cypermethrin (ec 40%), fipronil (ec 2.5%), imidacloprid (sc 35%) and a botanical insecticide oxymatrine (kingbo, as...

Toxicity of 17 commonly used insecticides used to control diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) was evaluated against adults of Cotesia plutellae Kurdjumov. The insecticide concentrations studied were equivalent to those recommended in the field. Adults of the parasitoid were released into exposure kits with fresh dry insecticide film for 24 hours, at which time mortalities were noted. The...