Category of pesticide

Trade name

Active ingredient (s) (AI)

Chemical group

WHO chemical AI hazard classification

Frequency (%) of farmers responses

Insecticides

Cypercal® 50EC

50 g/l cypermethrine

Pyrethiod

II

70 (14.5 )

Parastar® 40EC

20 g/l imidachlopride + 20 g/l lambdacyhalothrine

Pyrethiod

II

63 (13.0)

Pyriforce®

600 g/l chlorpyriphos-ethyl

Organophosphorus

II

50 (10.4)

Dimex® 400EC

400 g/l dimethoate

Organophosphorus

II

47 (9.7)

Thionex® 35R EC

350 g/l endosulfan

Organochlorine

II

34 (7.0)

Sub total

264 (54.7)

Fungicides

Dithane T&O

Mancozeb

Carbamate

II

38 (7.9)

Topsin M

Thiophanate-methyl

Benzimidazole

II

35 (7.2)

Apron4

Metalaxyl-M

Acylalanine

II

22 (4.6)

Cleary’s 3336

Carbendazim

Benzimidazole

II

15 (3.1)

Sub total

110 (22.8)

Herbicides

Roundup

Glyphosate

Glycine derivative

III

39 (8.1)

Gramoxone

Paraquat dichloride

Bipyridylium

II

32 (6.6)

Corral G

Pendimethalin

Dinitroaline

III

22 (4.6)

Sub total

93 (19.3)

Unclassified

16 (3.3)

Total

483 (100)