Specification :
formulations: 80% EC, 98% Tech
Dichlorvos is effective against Mushroom flies, aphids, spider mites, caterpillars, thrips, and whiteflies in greenhouse, outdoor fruit, and Vegetable crops.
Dichlorvos is also used in the milling and Grain handling industries and to treat a variety of parasitic worm infections in dogs, livestock, and humans.
Dichlorvos is fed to livestock to control bot fly larvae in the manure.
Dichlorvos acts against insects as both a contact and a stomach poison. It is available as an aerosol and soluble concentrate.
Dichlorvos is also used in pet collars and " no-pest strips" as pesticide-impregnated plastic. In this form it has recently been labeled for use against bed bugs.
Since then it has been close to being banned on several occasions, but continues to be available. Major concerns are over acute and chronic toxicity. There is no conclusive evidence of carcinogenicity to date, however a 2010 study found that each 10-fold increase in urinary concentration of organophosphate metabolites was associated with a 55% to 72% increase in the odds of ADHD in children.
DDVP is absorbed through all routes of exposure. since Dichlorvos is a acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, its overdose symptoms are weakness, headache, tightness in chest, blurred vision, salivation, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps.
Dichlorvos damages DNA of insects in museum collections.