Table 3 Commonly used pesticides by farmers in Beit-U'mmar village 1998 and 2006 and their WHO classification

Insecticides

Cyfluthrin

Baythroid

Pyrethroid

II

+

+

Azinphosmethyl

Cotnion*

Organophosphate

Ib

+

+

Banned

Cypermethrin

Cympush*, Sherpaz, Siperin

Pyrethroid

II

+

+

Banned

Diazinon

Dizictol

Organophosphate

II

+

-

Chlorpyriphos

Dursban, Dorsan, Pyrinex

Organophosphate

II

+

+

Dichlorvos

Divipan*

Organophosphate

Ib

+

+

Banned

Parathion

Folidol*

Organophosphate

Ia

+

-

Banned

Lambda cyhalothrin

Karate

Pyrethroid

II

+

-

Carbosulfan

Marshall

Carbamate

II

+

+

Oxydemethon methyl

Metasystox

Organophosphate

Ib

+

-

Dimethoate

Rogor*

Organophosphate

II

+

+

Banned

Fenpropathrin

Smash

Pyrethroid

II

+

-

Methidathion

Superacide

Organophosphate

Ib

+

-

Methamidophos

Tamaron, Prodex

Organophosphate

Ib

+

+

Endosulfan

Thionex

Organochlorine

II

+

-

Imidacloprid

Gaucho, Confidor

Neonicotinoid

II

+

+

Malathion

Malathion

Organophosphate

III

+

-

Methiocarb

Mesurol

Carbamate

Ib

+

-

Maneb/manganese

Manbegan

Dithiocarbamate

U

+

-

Banned

Abamectin

Vertimec

Biopesticide

+

-

Propineb

Antracol

Dithiocarbamate

U

+

+

DDT

Gesarol

Organochlorine

II

+

-

Banned

Lindane

Gammacide

Organochlorine

II

+

-

Banned

Sulphur compounds

Sulphur

Inorganic substance

U

+

+

Methomyl

Lannate

Carbamate

Ib

+

-

Fenithrothion

Fenitex

Organophosphate

II

+

-

Fenvalerate

Mustang

Pyrethroid

II

+

-

Banned

Fungicides

Triadmenol

Bayfidan*

Triazole

III

+

+

Banned

Benomyl

Benlate

Benzimidazole

U

+

-

Banned

Propamocarb HCL

Dynone

Carbamate

U

+

-

Hexaconazole

Anvil

Triazole

U

+

-

Banned

Metalaxyl

Ridomil

Phenylamide

III

+

-

Penconazole

Ofir

Triazole

U

+

+

Myclobutanil

Systhane

Triazole

III

+

-

Sulphur

Gafebric

Inorganic substance

U

+

+

Fenarimol

Rubigan

Pyrimidine

U

+

+

Propiconazole

Tilit

Triazole

II

+

-

Banned

Captan

Merpan

Phthalimide

U

+

-

Banned

Triforine

Saparol

Piperazine

U

+

-

Zineb

Zidan

Dithiocarbamate

U

+

-

Banned

Fosetyl aluminium

Aliette

Organophosphate

U

+

-

Banned

Herbicides

Glyphosate

Roundup

Phosphonoglycine

U

+

-

2,4-D

Albarsuper

Alkylchlorophenoxy

II

+

-

Paraquate

Dukatalon, Katalon

Bipyridylium

II

+

-

Rodenticides

Ametraz

Taktic, Racumin

Amidine

III

+

-

Acaricides

Propargite

Omite

Sulfite ester

III

+

-

Banned

Fumigant

Methyl Bromide

Methyl Bromide

FM

+

+