Abamectin residues in and on some horticultural crops | ||
| Journal of Pest Control and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Volume 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14 PDF (3.67 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpces.2011.460821 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed A. Kandil* 1; Hamed K. Said1; Sohair A. Gadalla2; Khaled R. A. Nassar2 | ||
| 1Economic Entomology and Pesticides Dept., Fac. of Agric., Cairo Univ. | ||
| 2Central Laboratory of Residue Analysis of Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Food, Agric. Res. Center. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Field experiments were carried out to study the residual behavior of abamectin on orange: strawberry and cucumber. The effect of household processing (peeling and squeezing for orange and washing tor strawberry and cucumber) were studied. The field applied abamectin dissipated gradually and disappeared completely after 12, 14 and 9 days for orange, strawberry and cucumber. respectively. The half-life time for abamectin was calculated to be 3.93. 6.16 and 2 2 days for orange, strawberry and cucumber, respectively. The three tested crops can be harvested safely (PHI) after 9, 10 and 6 days f*or orange, strawberry and cucumber. respectively. The household processing was found to be effective on the dissipation of the used pesticide especially peeling and squeezing in orange. the pesticide was not detected after these two processes. Washing with running tap water was also effective in strawberry and cucumber, as it reduces abamectin gradually until the pesticide dissipated completely after I I and 6 days respectively. | ||
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