Which pesticides are used in Pakistan?

Some of the classical members of following groups are used in Pakistan: Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticide: (1) Aldrin, (2) BHC (lindane/gammexane), (3) Chlordane, (4) DDT, (5) Dieldrin, (6) Endrin, (7) Heptachlor, (8) Thiodane.

What is Syngenta insecticide?

Insect pests on your crop can significantly reduce crop yields and quality of output through their feeding during critical crop stages. Syngenta offers unique and world class insecticides for the control of such difficult and hard to manage insect pests across a range of crops.

Where is Syngenta?

Switzerland
Syngenta is a global company with headquarters in Switzerland. 28,000 employees, in more than 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown and protected.

Where are Syngenta headquarters?

Basel, Switzerland
Syngenta/Headquarters
Globally headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Syngenta consists of Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta Seeds. The parent company, The Syngenta Group, has 49,000 people in more than 100 countries working to transform how crops are grown.

Which pesticides are banned in Pakistan?

Two pesticides, Hep- tachlor and Methyl Parathion, have been recently banned in Pakistan, coming under the Rotterdam Convention; but they remain available on the market, and residues were found in soil in the range of 0.6–137 mg/kg for Heptachlor and 12–128 mg/kg for Methyl Parathion.

What are Syngenta products?

The Syngenta Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of crop protection products (including herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides), seeds (including rice and maize/corn, such as the Agrisure Duracade and Agrisure Viptera stacks), and related products. Syngenta also produces biofuels, such as biodiesel.

How do you use Actara Syngenta?

Soil Application: When ACTARA® is applied to the soil, it is readily taken up by the roots of germinating seedlings or transplants and is rapidly translocated throughout the plant. Once inside the plant, thiamethoxam is slowly metabolized, resulting in extended residual control.

How do I contact Syngenta?

General questions. 1-800-334-9481.
Emergencies (24 hours; 7 days) Such as exposure concerns, spills, or leaks: 1-800-888-8372.
Customer center. Including any technical questions about Syngenta Products: 1-866-SYNGENTA.

Is DDT banned in Pakistan?

However, DDT is still used as a pesticide despite an official ban. Pakistan has two regulations that govern the use of pesticides: Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance of 1971, and Agricultural Pesticides Rules of 1973.