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2. Terbufos - Wikipedia

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   Terbufos is used on various crops including bananas, beans, citrus, coffee, groundnuts, sorghum, potatoes, sunflowers and maize as soil cover to combat wireworms, mossy beetles, beet flies and the black bean louse. [6] [7] It is not approved for use in the European Union. [8]

3. Carbofuran - Wikipedia

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   Carbofuran is a carbamate insecticide, banned in the US, the EU and Canada but still widely used in South America, Australia and Asia. [6] It is a systemic insecticide, which means that the plant absorbs it through the roots, and from there the plant distributes it throughout its organs where insecticidal concentrations are attained.

4. Imidacloprid - Wikipedia

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   Imidacloprid is one of the most widely used insecticide in the world. [4] [5] [6] Its major uses include: Seed treatment – Imidacloprid is a popular seed treatment insecticide in the world [8] Agriculture – Control of aphids, cane beetles, thrips, [16] stink bugs, locusts, and a variety of other insects that damage crops

5. Farmers are overusing insecticide-coated seeds, with ... - AOL

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   Planting corn near Dwight, Ill., April 23, 2020. Virtually all corn seeds planted in the U.S. are coated with neonicotinoid insecticides. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesPlanting season for corn and ...

6. Syngenta - Wikipedia

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   Syngenta has eight primary product lines which it develops, markets and sells worldwide; Its five product lines for pesticides are selective herbicides, non-selective herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and seed care. Three product lines for seed products include corn and soya, other field crops and vegetables.

7. Cypermethrin - Wikipedia

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   Cypermethrin (CP) is a synthetic pyrethroid used as an insecticide in large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as in consumer products for domestic purposes. It behaves as a fast-acting neurotoxin in insects. It is easily degraded on soil and plants but can be effective for weeks when applied to indoor inert surfaces. It is a ...

8. Pesticide application - Wikipedia

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   A manual backpack-type sprayer Space treatment against mosquitoes using a thermal fogger Grubbs Vocational College students spraying Irish potatoes. Pesticide application is the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to their biological targets (e.g. pest organism, crop or other plant).

9. Seed treatment - Wikipedia

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   A Film coating, a layer of thin film applied to the seed typically less than 10% of the mass of the original seed. Encrustment, where the applied material is typically 100%–500% of the original seed mass, but the shape is still discernible. Pellet, where the applied material is so thick that the seed's original shape is not discernible.