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Agriculture · Q612

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 612

Q612

Which one is carbamate insecticide?

A.
Phorate
B.
Monocrotophos
C.
Carbaryl
D.
Lindane
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Lindane is a carbamate insecticide.
Lindane, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, Gammallin and benzene hexachloride, is an organochlorine chemical.
It is an isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural insecticide and as a pharmaceutical treatment for lice and scabies.