Insecticides

Not all insects are damaging to crops

There are approximately one million insect species and new species are discovered all the time. Less than 100 insect species are known to seriously damage crops before or after harvest and make pest control necessary. On top of this, a small number of insect species may transmit serious diseases such as malaria.

Insect infestations can be detrimental

Locust swarms is a well-known example of insects that leave crops completely destroyed. However, even a less dramatic insect infestation may reduce crop yield significantly and reduce the quality of the crop.

Fruit and vegetables, rice, cotton, soybeans and maize are the five largest categories of crops, where chemical insect control is used.

Many different chemistries

The insecticides are divided into approximately ten different groups mainly based on their chemistry. Cheminova's original product programme consisted solely of so-called organophosphate insecticides, that all belong to the same group of chemical substances.

Today, our product program consists of products from different groups of substances with different modes of action. As an example, the product programme includes pyrethroids, that are used in much lower doses than the organophosphates.