Introduction and Review
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INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW In secticides are defined as chemicals which are used to cont rol damage o r annoyance from insects by poisoning them through o ra 1 ingest i on o f s tomach poison s, by contact with the cuticle or by fumi g a nt ac tion through the air . Insects may also be controlled b y chemicals such a s at tractants and repellents which adversely i nfluence their behaviour, and by chemos t eri lan t s which pr e vent t h e i r rep rodu c ti o n. Th e term "insecticides" has been now replaced by " pesticides" which includes toxic chemicals, whether used against insects , fungi, weeds or rodents, etc. Agricultural disinfectants a n d an i rna l h e a l t h p r o d u c t s a r e , i n rna n y i n s t an c e s , a l s o i n c l u d e d und e r the term "pesticides". The use of insecticides has not only permitted the con trol of diseases transmitted by insects but also has led to increased food production and better health. Classification of insecticides Insecticides have been classified into the following c la s ses according to their mode of action: l . Stomach or internal insecticides Insecticides wh ich are eaten by insects are known as stomach insecticides. These insecticides are generally applied against insects with chewing mouthparts but under certain conditions they are also effective against insects with sponging, syphoning, lapping or sucki ng mo uthparts. 2. Contact or external insecticides The insecticides wh i ch k i 11 the insect s by means of external contact are known as contact insecticides . These may penetrate into the blood directl y through the insect c uticle or by entrance through the spiracles of t h e resp iratory system into the tracheae. Contact insecticides may be applied directly to the in sec t or as residues to plant surfaces, animals, habitations or other p lace s freq u ented by in sec t s. 2 3. Fumigant s Insecticides which exert their action in th e gaseou s sta te a r e kn own as fumigants . Their application is general ly limited t o plants or products in tight enclosures or those which can be enclosed in gas-tight tents or wrappings or to soi l 4. A ttractants These are the insecticides which lure insects through olfactory stimulation. They may be food lures, sex lures o r oviposition lures. 5 . Repellents These are mildly poisonous or only offen- si ve i nsecticides which make food or living conditions unattractive for insects. Insect icides may be classified by their chemical nature and sour ce of supply into the following types: 1 . Inorgani c insecticides; (2) Organic compounds of plant origin; ( 3 ) Syn thetic organic insecticides. 1. Inorganic insecticides They generally act only as stomach poisons. 2. Organi c Compounds of plant origin: They largely act as contact poisons . 3 . Synt hetic Organic insecticides : They have contact and stomach poison a ction a nd a re sometimes used as fumigants. However, the cont act action predominates. Though in countries with advanced agricultural techno 1 ogy synthetic organic insecticides dominate the market, the inorganic insecticides and organic compounds of plant origin still find useful appli cat ion in severa l areas. Some important insect icides are list ed in a tabular form below 3 INORGANIC INSECTICIDE S Compound Formula Uses 1. Lead arsenate PbHAs0 Con trol of the gypsy moth, Porthe 4 t ri a di spar , control of the codd l ing moth, chewing in s ects, cotton insects and coddl ing moth controls in a pp les as well as for other insect-control purp oses . 2. Calcium arsenate [ Ca (A sO ) ) ca ( OH) Certain co tton insect s and coddl 3 4 2 3 2 ing mot h controls in apples as we ll as for other insect -control purposes. 3. Fluorides a. Sodium fluoride NaF a .Cockroaches, chewing 1 ice, t oxi cant i npoison baits. b. Sodium fluosilicate Na SiF b.Moth proofing 2 6 c. Barium fluosilicate BaSiF c.Chewing insects on plant s. 6 d. Sodium fluoaluminat e Na AlF d.General stomach poison, spray and 3 6 dust. 4 • Sulphur and its Sulphur and it s compounds are compounds. among the oldest and most widely used pesticides. a. Sulphur s a. Sulphur is used as a wettable ~ powder or dust, alone or in combi nation with other pesticides for fungal control of mildews and other organisms. b.Calcium polysulphide CaS , x=4.5 b.Soil conditioning and fungal, mite X and insect control. 4 Compound Formula Uses 5 . Miscellaneous compoun ds a .Cuprou s cyanide and CuCN a . Stomach poisons for mosquito Zinc phosphide Zn P larvae and agricultu ral pests. 3 2 b.B orax Na s o .10H 0 b.To kill house fly magg o ts in 2 4 7 2 manur e or refuse. c .Boric acid H ao c . S t o rna c h p o i s on f o r c o c k r o a c h e s . 3 3 . d.Sodium selenate Na Se0 2 4 Q.Greenhouse soil for the control of red spider mites and aphids. e . Thal lium sulphate Tl SO e.Poison bait for ants . 2 4 Halogen Derivatives of Aromatic Hydrocarbons . Compound Formula Uses 1. DDT H Used as a herbicide, fungicide and [1,1,1-Trichloro-2, rodenticide in agriculture. 2-bis(p-chlorophenyl Cl-@- { -@-Cl ethane)]. CC1 3 5 __C_omp ound F o rmu 1 a Uses 2. DDT analogues. a .Methoxy chl or. H a.Used on vegetables, crops, (1, 1, 1-t richloro- cattles and against pests in the 2,2-bis(p-methoxyl CH 3n..@- {-@-ocH household animals and animals phenyl) ethane]. 3 forage. CC1 3 b.DDD H b.Control of mosquito larvae, (1,1-dichloro-2,2- t oma t ohorn worms, and the red- bis(p-chlorophenyl) bonded leaf roller. ethane]. c1-@- {-@-tl CHC1 2 c.Perthane H c.Used in the form of emulsions [1,1-dichloro-2,2- and suspensions, and also in bis(p-ethyl aerosols. phenyl) ethane]. "sc2-@-{-@-cz"s CHC1 2 d.DFDT H d.Herbicide, fungicide and roden [1,1,1-trichloro- ticide in agriculture. 2,2-bis(p-fluoro phenyl) ethane]. r-@-{-©-F CC1 3 6 Halogen Derivatives of, Alicyclic Hydrocarbons. Compound Formula Uses 1. Benzen hexachloride ' Control various harmful insects, Gamma-HCH. plant pests and animal parasites. The Gamma isom~r is the most active bCl COmJ20Und. c~ 2. Polychloroterp~nes . a.Strobane . a. Control of insect pests of C 1 OH 1 0Cl8 cotton, field crops and animals. 3. Polychlorocyclodienes Cl a.Chlordane. c a .C ontrol of cockroaches, ants , termites and household pests, soil insects and certain pests of vegetable and fiel d crops. Cl ql c b.Hept a chlor · b.Control of pests of balfaea, corn and for grasshopper control, in~cc~icidal additive to seed Cl disinfectants. Cl c . Aldrin . Cl c.Control of insect pests of fruits vegetables, cotton and as a soil Cl insecticide. ,,.... 7 Compound Formula Uses ci . I sod r i r. d.Prcparntion o~ ar.other insecticide, endrin. Cl Cl e .Endrin. Cl e .Control of lepidopte rou s l a rvae attacking cotton, field and Cl vegetable crop. Cl Cl CH 2C1 f : Alodan. Cl CH C1 f .Control of ectoparasites of 2 animals because of its low mammalian toxicity. c 1 g .Mi rex and Kepon~. I l.~Cl C1 ( \- g .Control of ants, soil insects, 1 and against chewing pests of 1 ornamental. Mi rex Kepone .... ,~., 8 Organophosphorus Insecticides Compound Formula Uses 1. TEPP. (Tetraethyl Control of aphide s and red spider pyrophosphate). mites on agriculture and ornamen tal cr ops a nd in greenhouses. c2 H50"' ~ . 0 a,. /oc2 H5 p p c H o/ ~o~ ""-oc H 2 5 2 5 2 . Bladafum.(O,O,O' ,0' This c ompound has insecticida l, tetra e t ny l-pyrophos c2H50\ _/S ' /oc2H5 acaricidal activit y and an oral phorodithionat e). p p LD of 5 mg / kg for the rat. 50 Greenhouse as a fumigant. H "\oc H c2 5 o/ ~o/ 2 5 3 . Schradan. (OMPA, OMPA was introduced by pest con Octamethyl pyrophos (CHJ)ZN'\. t? · " /N(CH3 ) 2 trol. It is well known for its phoroamidate). p p systematic · insecticidal proper ties. (CH } N/ ""-.N(CH > 3 2 "'-o/ 3 2 4. Parathion.fo,~ Acts both as a contact and a diethyl-O,p-niro stomach poi son. It has proved phenyl-phosphorothio - N0 effective against a wider variety nate). CzH5>~---@ of insects than any other insec 2 CzHSO ticide and is generally applied at concentrations of 8.01-0. 1%. 9 Compound Formula Uses 5. Methyl Parathion . More effective than parat hi on (0,0-dimethyl 0-p s against aphids and beetles. It nitro phenyl-phos acts as a stomach as well a s a phorothionate) CH 30-t ~ -©- No 2 contact poison. Less toxic to ~CH 3 mammals than Parathion. 6 . Abate.[4,4'-bis It is used to control mosquitoes (0,0-dimethylthiono and agriculture pests. phosphoryloxy) di s s phenyl sulphide]. II ~ II CH 30 -~-o-@- s~\Q;----o-r-OCH 3 OCH 3 CH30 s 7 . Ma 1 at hi on . [ 0 , 0- n It is a persistent general pur dimethyl S.( 1, 2- CH o--P-S-CHCOOC H pose insecticide, especially dicarbethoxyethyl) 3 2 5 suited for household, home garden phosphorodithioate] v eg e tab 1 e and fruit insect con CH !H H 3b 2cooc 2 5 t r o 1 and o f pub 1 i c h e a 1 t h i mp o r - tance for the cant rol of mosqui toes, flies and lice.