Disappearance of dimethoate,methamidophos and pirimicarb in lettuce |
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Authors: | S.Y. Szeto J.R. Mackenzie M.J. Brown |
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Affiliation: | Research Station , Agriculture Canada , Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1X2 |
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Abstract: | Abstract Foliar sprays of dimethoate at 150 or 300 g a.i./ha, methamidophos at 450 or 900 g a.i./ha and pirimicarb at 140 or 280 g a.i./ha were applied for control of the green peach aphid, Myzus pericae (Sulzer), and the lettuce aphid, Nasonovia ribisnigri (Mosley), about 2 weeks before the lettuce started heading, and again about 1 week from harvest. In lettuce, dimethoate partially oxidized to its oxon and pirimicarb converted to its methylamino‐ and/or formyl methylamino‐analogues. Most residues were present in the outer leaves which were exposed directly to the sprays; only traces of residues were detected in samples of the inner head leaves. Total residues disappeared rapidly. Pirimicarb was the least persistent and only traces of residues (<0.01 ppm) were detected in marketable heads. Concentrations of dimethoate, including the oxon and of methamidophos were well below their respective tolerances of 2 and 1 ppra respectively. |
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Keywords: | Dimethoate methamidophos pirimicarb metabolites degradation residues lettuce |
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