Insecticide formulations

Insecticide formulations
    • Formulation involves processing of the technical grade insecticides for better storage, handling, measure, application and efficacy together with safety
    • Depending upon the mode of applications, dry and liquid formulations are common forms
    • They may also be classified as solid, liquid and gaseous formulations
    Classification
    1. Solid formulations
    • Dust, wettable or water dispersible powder, granules, capsules, baits etc.
    2. Liquid formulations
    • Solution, emulsifiable concentrate, ultra low volume formulations, suspension etc.
    3. Gaseous formulations
    • Fumigant, aerosol, foams, smokes, mists and fog.
    Different formulations
    EC - Emulsifiable concentrate
    CG - Encapsulated granule
    CS - Capsule suspension
    DC - Dispersible concentrate
    DP - Dispersible powder
    EG - Émulsifiable granule
    EO - Emulsion, water in oil
    EW - Emulsion, oil in water
    ES - Emulsion for seed treatment
    FG- Fine granule
    SC- Suspension concentrate
    SE- Suspo- emulsion
    SG- Water soluble granule
    SL- Soluble concentrate
    SP- Water soluble powder
    SS- Water soluble powder for seed treatment
    SU- Ultra-low volume suspension
    TB- Tablet         		FS - Flowable concentrate for seed treatment
    G - Granule
    GC - Macrogranule
    GL - Emulsifiable gel
    GP - Flo-dust
    GW - Water soluble gel
    OL - Oil miscible liquid
    OP -Oil dispersible powder WDP- Water dispersible powder
    WG- Water dispersible granules
    WP- Wettable powder
    WS- Water dispersible powder for slurry treatment
    WSC –Water soluble concentrate

     

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