the aim of this study was to compare the quality of life, depression, anxiety and stress in farmers exposed to organophosphate pesticides with those in a control group. this cross-sectional study was conducted on 67 farmers of gheinarje village in arak, central iran in 2012. the case group included 35 farmers exposed to organophosphate pesticides, the control group consisted of 32 subjects who ...

Acaricidal resistance studies were carried out Department of Veterinary Parasitology in Udaipur to detect status against commonly used commercial acaricides, 1.25% Butox® (Deltamethrin) and 10% w/v DERMEEZ® (Cypermethrin) ticks collected from three villages (Vallabhnagar, Ranchorpura Kikawas) Udaipur, Rajasthan using Adult Immersion test (AIT) Larval packet (LPT). Recommended concentration acar...

They are used as pesticides but can also be used as 'nerve gas'. This is prohibited under the Geneva Convention but could be used by terrorists or rogue regimes. There is some suggestion that the use of OP pesticides may have caused some neurotoxicity and be responsible for 'Gulf War syndrome'. Certainly, insecticides were freely used, as were many other chemicals. The syndrome is inconsistent ...

Background: The pigeonpea eriophyid mite, Aceria cajani Chan., vector of sterility mosaic disease in pigeonpea, causes economic damage up to 90% during the early stages crop growth. major element deploying management practice is know population dynamics pest. Generally, vectors causing agents were managed with synthetic chemical. So we have taken studies efficacy insecticides and acaricides its...

background:cardiovascular effects of acute organophosphate (op) poisoning are common. this study was aimed to assess the cardiovascular effects of op poisoned patients in nepal. methods:this was a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study of 115 acute op poisoned patients presenting in emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital of central nepal during november 2008 to octo...

insect growth regulators and spinosyns which are physiologically and ecologically selective, respectively, have been investigated as replacements or complements to non-selective conventional insecticides. the effects of diflubenzuron, hexaflumuron, profenofos, spinosad and thiodicarb were assessed on the 1st instars of cotton bollworm, helicoverpa armigera (hã¼bner) using dietary and leaf disc ...