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Agriculture · Q584

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 584

Q584

In Drosophila DDT is converted to

A.
DDD
B.
DDP
C.
DDA
D.
Dicofol
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
In Drosophila DDT is converted to Dicofol.
Dicofol is an organochlorine pesticide that is chemically related to DDT. Specifically, it is used as a miticide against the red spider mite.
Though difocol is not extremely toxic, its use is controverial because one of the intermediates used in its production is DDT.