Detailed Explanation of Guidelines for the Use of Common Pesticides on Vegetables

When preventing and controlling pests and diseases, vegetable growers often pay no attention to the pre-market interval before vegetables are sold, resulting in excessive pesticide residues. The following is an introduction by the editor to the rational use standards for pesticides commonly used on vegetables, as set by the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals of the Ministry of Agriculture, for the reference and study of fellow vegetable growers:

Acaricides

1. 50% bromopropylate emulsifiable concentrate, safety interval 14 days.

2. 50% Torque (fenbutatin oxide) wettable powder, pesticide safety interval 7 days.

Fungicides

1. 75% chlorothalonil wettable powder, apply 7 days before harvest.

2. 77% Kocide (copper hydroxide) wettable powder, 3-5 days.

3. 50% iprodione wettable powder, 4-7 days.

4. 70% thiophanate-methyl wettable powder, 5-7 days.

5. 50% vinclozolin wettable powder, 4-5 days.

6. 50% Jiarui 58% mancozeb wettable powder, 2-3 days

7. 64% oxadixyl mancozeb wettable powder, 3-4 days.

Insecticides

1. 10% fenpropathrin emulsifiable concentrate, 2-5 days.

2. 2.5% deltamethrin, 2 days.

3. 2.5% lambda-cyhalothrin emulsifiable concentrate, 7 days.

4. 5% esfenvalerate emulsifiable concentrate, 3 days.

5. 5% pirimicarb wettable powder, 6 days

6. 1.8% abamectin emulsifiable concentrate, 7%.

7. 10% cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate, 3 days.

8. 40.7% chlorpyrifos emulsifiable concentrate, 7 days.

9. 20% fenpropathrin emulsifiable concentrate, 3 days.

10. 20% fenvalerate emulsifiable concentrate, safety interval 5 days.

11. 35% quinalphos, interval 7 days.

12. 20% fenpropathrin emulsifiable concentrate, safety interval 3 days.

13. 10% Mopulike emulsifiable concentrate, safety interval 7 days.

14. Quinalphos 25% emulsifiable concentrate, safety interval 9 days.

15. 50% pirimicarb wettable powder, safety interval 6 days.

16. 5% Duolaibao wettable powder, safety interval 7 days.