Chemical control

CHEMICAL CONTROL
  • Traditional method, widely employed 
  • The following chemicals are widely used,
  • Chlorinated Hydro Carbons,
    • DDT, BHC, Dieldrin, Chlordane, Lindane have been used extensively
    • Disadvantages : Hazardous, gets accumulated in environment and body tissues, milk and meat are found to be toxic
  • Organophosphorus compounds (OPC),
    • Malathion, Diazinon, Rafoxanide, famphur belong to this group 
    • Low mammalian toxicity and minimal residue in tissue is its advantage
    • Carbaryl, Baygon have relatively low mammalian toxicity and broad spectrum characteristics
  • Synthetic Pyrethroids,
    • Fermented products of Streptomycetes avermititis with broad spectrum activity covering several ectoparasites
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