Cyclo-what?

Authors: Wallace GV
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 4, pp 57, Apr 1979
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: General
Subject Terms: Pest/pesticides, Agricultural compounds, Nervous system/neurology, Toxicology, Parasites - external, Poisoning - chemical, Veterinary profession
Article class: General Article

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Abstract: One should only jump on a bandwagon when there is a bandwagon to jump on going the right way. The agricultural industry has been well served by the organic phosphorus compounds over nearly 20 years a better record than the chlorinated hydrocarbons. With few exceptions in this country, the organic phosphorus compounds are as suitable now as they were many years ago: therefore, one tempers one`s judgement when a new family comes along maybe better the devil you know than the one you don`t. However, to be fair, much is known of the cyclopropanoids (the correct term), or synthetic pyrethroids, and their possible strengths and weaknesses; and, at this stage, certain statements can be made…

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