Organophosphate insecticides are a type of chemicals used to kill insects. They are made up of compounds that can be toxic to bugs and are commonly used in agriculture to protect crops from pests.
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The field studies verified what the scientists found in their lab tests: local Aedes aegypti have developed resistance to most pyrethroids, but
organophosphate insecticides offer effective control.
It is recommended that the following drugs not be used with pyrantel pamoate as they increase side effects potential: levamisole, morantel, or piperazine (all are other dewormers) or
with organophosphate insecticides.
[13] IARC Monographs Volume 112: Evaluation of five
organophosphate insecticides and herbicides.
The good news is, «Switching to an organic diet for just five days virtually eliminates any sign of exposure to
organophosphate insecticides.»
Some countries have switched from pyrethroids to
an organophosphate insecticide called actellic.
Of the tested compounds, the most potent in terms of blocking androgens was the insecticide fenitrothion,
an organophosphate insecticide used on orchard fruits, grains, rice, vegetables and other crops.
When it was discovered, it was hailed as an ecologically friendly, natural pesticide free of the dangers posed by potent, but indiscriminate,
organophosphate insecticides.
However, these mosquitoes are also susceptible to
organophosphate insecticides.
Chlorpyrifos is
an organophosphate insecticide, a powerful class of pesticide that has toxic effects on nervous systems.
As reported in a study in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry,
the organophosphate insecticide Chlorpyrifos degraded rapidly during kimchi fermentation, and was over 83 percent degraded by day 3.
Cholinesterase levels generally return to normal faster when the exposure was to a carbamates rather than to
an organophosphate insecticide.
Cats are particularly sensitive to overdose of
organophosphate insecticides.
Cats are considerably more sensitive to
organophosphate insecticides.
«All pesticides are potentially dangerous, and the most dangerous are
the organophosphate insecticides,» he says.
According to a report published by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) last November, a variety of flea and tick pesticides contain chemicals called «
organophosphate insecticides,» or OPs, which have been linked to brain damage, harm to the human endocrine system, and certain kinds of cancer.
Exposure to
organophosphate insecticides has also been implicated as a cause of pancreatitis.
Anesthetics of the barbiturate class, and
organophosphate insecticides should be avoided, just as they are in the larger sighthounds.
By all means, I suggest avoiding
all organophosphate insecticides which tend to be neurotoxic anyway.
This breed is sensitive to drugs such as anesthetics of the barbiturate class and
organophosphate insecticides.
Besides pyrethroid - based products, ingredients to be wary of are
organophosphate insecticides (OPs) and carbamates, both of which are found in various flea and tick products.
It is easy to confuse nicotine poisoning with other poisonings such as strychnine, chocolate,
organophosphate insecticide, and certain molds.
How about the farmer who learns that even very low levels of
organophosphate insecticides can disrupt developing brains and nervous systems, and then immediately stops spraying his crops for the sake of the health of his grandbabies growing up in a house across the field.