This is the first in a series of five papers that assess the risk of the cotton pyrethroids in aquatic ecosystems in a series of steps ranging from the analysis of effects data through modeling exposures in the landscape. Pyrethroid insecticides used on cotton have the potential to contaminate aquatic systems. The objectives of this study were to develop probabilistic estimates of toxicity dist...

Spodoptera exigua (Hubner), is a polyphagous pest of vegetables and field crops. A field population of S. exigua from Lodhran was found resistant to conventional insecticides. It gave 65, 66, 92, 73, 34 and 29–fold resistance to deltamethrin, cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos, profenofos, abamectin and spinosad respectively compared with Lab-PK susceptible population. Field population was divided into...

Carboxylesterases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a wide range of ester-containing endogenous and xenobiotic compounds. Although the use of pyrethroids is increasing, the specific enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of these insecticides have yet to be identified. A pyrethroid-hydrolyzing enzyme was partially purified from mouse liver microsomes using a fluorescent reporter similar i...

Field studies were conducted to evaluate the transfer of active ingredients (AIs) of plant protection products (PPPs) to beehives. They were applied in two commodity red raspberry plantations of two varieties: Laszka (experiment 1) and Seedling (experiment 2). Samples of flowers, leaves, bees, brood, and honey were examined for the presence of chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin, difenoconazole, cyprodi...

In UK forestry, the synthetic pyrethroid insecticides alpha-cypermethrin and cypermethrin have been used for many years to provide protection young trees from damage by large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis L. However, concerns over toxicity of these has led a search alternatives. our work, applications 0.037 g.a.i.stem–1 acetamiprid provided high levels browsing, comparable or cypermethrin, with...

This study reports the results of the gas phase oxidation of alpha-cypermethrin, a common insecticide, elucidating the decomposition pathways and formation of toxic species such as polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) and their precursors. Conditions investigated are similar to those encountered in post combustion and cooling-down zones of forest, agricult...

The efficacy of alpha-cypermethrin (Cyperthor) and lambda-cyhalothrin (Demand) to prevent mosquito larval colonization of water-containing receptacles was investigated using 2 differing applications in disused car tires in Darwin, Australia. Insecticide treatments were applied uniformly to the inside surfaces of 2 categories of tires: 1) dry tires that were partially filled with water 24 h afte...

Pesticide poisoning is one of the most common instances deaths in every agriculture-dependent country may it be form suicidal or homicidal cases. Traditional classes pesticides like Organophosphates, Organochlorides and Carbamates have given way to newer class known as synthetic Pyrethroids. Some Pyrethroids Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin Fenavalerate are increasingly being encountered routinely us...

Protective and synergistic effects of vitamin E selenium against tissue oxidative damages induced by cypermethrin in the rat’s testis

BACKGROUND Malaria control through use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LN) is threatened by the selection of anopheline mosquitoes strongly resistant to pyrethroid insecticides. To sustain future effectiveness it is essential to identify and evaluate novel insecticides suitable for nets. Mixtures of two insecticides with contrasting mode of action have the potential to kill resistant vectors...