The term pesticide is not just a single term as it covers a wide range of compounds which includes insecticides, fungicides, rodenticide, herbicides etc. The pesticide must be lethal to the targeted pests and not to the non-targeted one. Since this is not the case and so the controversy of using pesticides has surfaced. The uncontrolled use of these chemicals under the proverb, “if little is good, a lot more will be better” has damage human and other life forms.
Since the production of pesticides in India started in 1952, where India is the 2nd largest manufacturer of pesticides in Asia and ranked 12th globally. The use of pesticides in India is different from the world. In India 70-76% of the pesticide which is used is an insecticide, the pesticides are mainly used for cotton crops.
Groundwater pollution is a huge problem in the world. There are 140-143 pesticides which have been found in the groundwater. There are many pesticides which are banned all over the world but are still in use.
People consider pesticides as a quick, easy and cheap solution for controlling the pest, as pesticides contaminated almost each and every part of our environment. Pesticides can be found in air, soil, groundwater almost everywhere across the countries. It poses a significant risk to the non-targeted species.
Let’s have a look at some of the evidence,
Toxic greens! Your veggies may be laced with pesticides
HYDERABAD: The next time you buy that red tomato, fresh brinjal or cauliflower, be careful! You may actually be getting home a lot more than what you had bargained for. A variety of vegetables sold in markets of Hyderabad are laced with harmful chemical pesticides and can pose serious health hazards. At times, the toxic content even exceeds maximum permissible limits.
Analysis of vegetable samples in the last one year by the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad, revealed that many samples contained residues of about two dozen pesticides. NIPHM collects vegetables from markets and farm gates in the city every month to detect the presence of pesticides, if any.
City doctors warned that consumption of vegetables laced with pesticide
residue, even within permissible levels, may lead to severe health issues,
which includes damage to the kidneys and brain. Human body tends to
accumulate pesticides and when it crosses the tolerance limit, severe
health problems surface.
A study of the NIPHM monthly reports for 2018 reveals the presence of many toxins in vegetables such as tomato, brinjal, cabbage, okra, green chilli, French beans, coccinea, bottle gourd and cauliflower. Some of the chemicals are not recommended, which means they are not meant for human consumption or spraying on vegetables.
Couple lose 3 children to insecticide poisoning
Tragedy hit a young couple in Accra when they lost their three children to death through insecticide poisoning.
The children, nine-month-old twin girls and their two-year-old brother, died at Abavana Down, a suburb of Accra, last Friday night.
They had ingested a deadly substance called organo-phosphate found in a product called Topstoxin, a fumigation tablet for the control of insects in stored grain, processed food and feeds, and neighbours rushed them and their parents to the 37 Military Hospital for medical care.
The substance, also known as AlP, is used as a rodenticide and insecticide and a fumigant for stored cereal grains.
Experts say it is used to kill small verminous mammals such as moles and rodents.
The incident occurred after one of the parents had sprayed their home with the poisonous substance to get rid of cockroaches.
According to hospital sources, the mother of the deceased children dissolved some of the tablets and sprayed it indoors to kill cockroaches, bed bugs and ants.
Sources told the Daily Graphic that the bereaved parents purchased the poisonous substance based on recommendations by a friend after they had unsuccessfully tried to get rid of the insects with regular sprays.
We at C Tech Corporation have a unique, effective, and efficient way to tackle these pesticides and replace them with the pest repellent products that we manufacture.
The unique product CombirepelTM manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an insect, animal, and bird aversive which repels the pests.
CombirepelTM works on the mechanism of repellency. It is an extremely low concern, low toxic, low hazard, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic pest aversive. It does not kill or cause harm to the pests as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.
CombirepelTM is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated into the polymeric applications like pipes, agriculture mulch films, floating row covers, greenhouse films etc. used for crop cultivation purpose etc.
The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and be applied to the fences in the garden and farms to keep the pests away from these places.
Our product in the lacquer form can be applied topically on the applications. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, etc. The lacquer can be applied on the already installed pipes in the fields or garden, fences around farms and garden, walls of the warehouses where the agricultural products are stored, thus protecting it from damage.
Our newly developed product in the form of a spray can be sprayed anywhere to repel the pests. The product is compatible with all types of surfaces and can be used by anyone. The CombirepelTM pest repellent spray is safe to use.
CombirepelTM is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, EU – BPR, ISO, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.
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