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Table 4 Pesticides used in crop fields where edible insects are collected by the surveyed consumer people

From: Entomophagy practices, use patterns, and factors influencing perception and consumption frequency of edible insects in the Republic of Benin

Main usec

Commercial name

Active ingredient

Chemical classa

Toxicological classb

Department

Study area (%)

Alibori

(N = 2)

Atacora (N = 76)

Plateau (N = 41)

Zou (N = 46)

Insecticide

Sunpyrifos 48% EC

Chloropyriphos-Ethyl (480 g/l)

OP

II

21

16

2

12.7

Cotonix 328 EC

Deltamethrin (12 g/L) + Chlorpyriphos-Ethyl (300 g/L) + Acetamiprid (16 g/L)

Pyr + OP + Neo

III

23

3

2

9.1

Shark

Deltamethrin1% + trizophos 35% EC

Pyr + OP

II

8

5

6

6.2

Lambdacal P 214 EC

Lambda-Cyhalothrin 12 g/l + Profenofos 200 g/l

Pyr + OP

II

12

3.9

Pacha 25 EC

Lambda-Cyhalothrin 15 g/l + Acetamiprid 10 g/l

Pyr + Neo

II

9

2.9

BaseLine

Bifenthrin 23.4%

Pyr

II

6

1.9

Manco 80 WP

Mancozeb 800 g/kg

DTCs

U

3

0.9

Thalis 56 EC

Emamectin Benzoate 24 g/l + Acetamiprid 32 g/l

Neo + Ave

II

2

0.7

Thunder 145 Q-TFQ

Beta-cyfluthrin (45 g/L) + Imidacloprid (100 g/L)

Pyr + Neo

Ib + II

2

0.7

Cypercal 50 EC

Cypermethrin 50 g/L

Pyr

II

1

0.3

TopBio

Azadirachtin

Azadirachtins

U

1

0.3

Pirpro

Pyriproxyfen 10 g/l

Pyr

III

2

2

1.3

Insecticide/Acaricide

Acarius 018 EC

Abamectine 18 g/l

Ave

Ib

14

4.6

Herbicide

Nicomais 40 SC

Nicosulfuron 40 g/l

Pyr

III

1

36

12.1

Kalach Extra 70 SG

Glyphosate 700 g/l

OP

III

2

27

 

1

9.8

Herbextra 720 SL

2.4- Sel de D diméthylamine 720 g/l

Ary

II

6

17

5

9.1

Glycel 710 SG

Glyphosate 710 g/kg

OP

II

9

8

5.6

Slasher weedkiller

Nonanoic acid 525 g/l

OP

III

12

5

5.6

Adwuma Wura 480 SL

Glyphosate 480 g/l

OP

III

7

8

4.9

Atrazine 80 WP

Atrazine 800 g/L

T

III

12

3.9

Killer 480 SL

Glyphosate 480 g/l

OP

III

6

1.9

Finish 68 SG

Glyphosate 680 g/kg

OP

III

2

0.7

Faaba Soja 100 SL

Imazethapyr 100 g/l

Imidazolinones

III

1

0.3

Fungicide

Idefix WP

Cuprous oxide 65,5%

CU

II

1

0.3

Compass 50 WG

Trifloxystrobin 50%

Pyr

U

1

0.3

  1. aPyr = Pyrethroid; Ave = Avermetin; OP = Organophosphate; Ary = Aryloxyacid; DTCs = Dithiocarbamates; CU = Composed of copper; T = Triazine derivative. b Ib = highly hazardous; II = moderately hazardous (WHO. 2005); III = Slightly hazardous; U = Unlikely to present acute hazard in normal use. c Ins = Insecticide; Aca = Acaricide; Her = Herbicide; Fon = fungicide