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Agriculture · Q155

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 155

Q155

Melathion belongs to the group of

A.
Orange mercury
B.
Pyrethroid
C.
Orangophosphide
Answer
D.
Orange chloride

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Melathion belongs to the group of Orangophosphide.
Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide that acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
It is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication.
Malathion is produced by the addition of dimethyl dithiophosphoric acid to diethyl maleate or diethyl fumarate.