SGT - Disnfectants & Insecticides 8-2-2022
SGT - Disnfectants & Insecticides 8-2-2022
SGT - Disnfectants & Insecticides 8-2-2022
DISINFECTANTS
• CM 3.8 – Practical – Properties, mode of action and dose
of action of insecticides and rodenticides
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• It is a contact poison acting on the CNS of the insects by permeating their cuticle, causes paralysis of legs
and wings, convulsions and death
• Mild Chocolate coloured powder with a musty odour irritates eyes, skin, nose
• Pure HCH containing 99% of gamma (r)isomer is called ‘Lindane or gamma HCH’.
• Action is by direct contact, lesser residual action than DDT, up to 3 months, hence 3
rounds of residual spray
• Dosage : 20 – 50 litres/hectre
• It is a stomach poison and acts against surface feeding mosquitoes (anopheles) larvae.
• 2% dust is sprayed over breeding places once a week - was extensively used for
anopheline larvae.
TEMEPHOS (ABATE)
• Organophosphorous preparation available as technical temephos (85%) or 20- 40 % WDP (solid) or 20 %
Temephos EC (liquid)
• Uses :
- Extensively used for water collection bodies with less organic matter/ sewage contamination
Eg : Anopheles stephensi breeding in open wells/ steps wells and domestic containers , Open drains with less
organic pollution
• It is a weak disinfectant
POVIDONE ( BETADINE)
- Its an iodophore and a powerful disinfectant
- 5% strength
- Used for disinfection of drinking water, as oxidizing gent in chemical industries, bleaching clothes
in laundry & textile industry