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46 People's Report 2002-2003 : <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Environment<br />

Table 1.3.31<br />

Country Pesticide Dose (kg ai/ha)<br />

<br />

Pest to be<br />

controlled<br />

Rice<br />

Effects<br />

Source<br />

BPMC 0.6 - 0.8 leaf- and plan No effect on total spider abundance, Kiritani<br />

(dust) hoppers but the most effective predator species (1976)<br />

(Lycosa pseudoannulata) markedly<br />

reduced for 2 months.<br />

<br />

Kenya<br />

Phosphamidon<br />

?<br />

Maliarpha Insecticidal sprays of ricefields killed Service<br />

separatella both the malaria vector (Anopheles (1977)<br />

(rice stem borer) gambiae) and its predators. The<br />

former reestablished themselves very<br />

quickly, but recolonisation by the<br />

predators was slower. This probably<br />

accounted for the reduction <strong>in</strong> preadult<br />

mortality (84%) found <strong>in</strong> the mosquito<br />

population after spray<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Japan<br />

Paraquat 0.24 (2 M.B.F.)* Weeds All herbicide plots yielded more plant Ishihashi<br />

Thiohencarb + 2.8 + 0.6 -parasitic nematodes from the soil than et al.<br />

simetryne (3 WA.F.)* did the hand-weeded controls. (1983)<br />

Chlormethoxynil 2.8 (A.F.)* Predacious nematodes were<br />

*MBF: month before<br />

drastically reduced <strong>in</strong> thio./sym. and<br />

flood<strong>in</strong>g<br />

chlor. Plots. (Damage relations were<br />

WAF: week after<br />

not <strong>in</strong>vestigated nor were predator<br />

flood<strong>in</strong>g<br />

-prey <strong>in</strong>teractions.)<br />

AF : at flood<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Cotton<br />

Carbofuran 1.0 Orseolia oryzae Insecticidal treatment had very little Sample<br />

India Phorate (All granules, (rice gall mide) effect on parasite (Platygaster oryzae). et al.<br />

Isofenphos applied 30 days Ethoprophos gave highest yields; (1983)<br />

Isoprocarh after however bothfrom the po<strong>in</strong>t of view of<br />

transplant<strong>in</strong>g)<br />

productivity and conservation of<br />

DPMC<br />

natural enomies, isofenphos was<br />

Ethoprophos<br />

thought to be best. Root dips showed<br />

Disulfoton<br />

no differences.<br />

Qu<strong>in</strong>alphos<br />

USA<br />

Carbosulfan<br />

(All seedl<strong>in</strong>gs were root dipped <strong>in</strong> chlorpyrifos or isofenphos (0.02% ai) before transplat<strong>in</strong>g.)<br />

Sugarcane<br />

Mirex 0.02 (granules) Solenopsis <strong>in</strong>victa Insecticide was used to kill red Rengan<br />

(red imported imported fire ant (no pest of et al.<br />

fire ant) sugarcane). It caused a more than (1972)<br />

50% <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> sugarcane borer<br />

(Diatraean saccharalis) and 69%<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong>c rop damage. Significant<br />

reduction of anti, carabid- and<br />

staphil<strong>in</strong>id predators thought to<br />

be the cause.<br />

Cowpea<br />

Nigeria DDT 1 kg ai/ha not specified Marked reudction of activity of spiders TITA,<br />

Weekly for 10 weeks/ (Lycosidae) <strong>in</strong> treated plots dur<strong>in</strong>g part (1975)<br />

season (3 seasons)<br />

of the season.<br />

Source : Valk and Koeman (1988)

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