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    The document discusses the definition and scope of insecticide toxicology. It covers the different branches of toxicology including industrial, environmental, medical, veterinary, and insect toxicology. It also discusses how insect toxicology plays an important role in controlling insect pests in agriculture, forestry, and public health.

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    Lecture 1: Definition and scope of insecticide toxicology

    Definitions

    “The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of
    poisons”.

    “Toxicology is the branch of medical science that deals with the nature,
    properties, effects and detection of poison. It is, the therefore, the science of poisons
    (Du Bios Geiling 1959)”

    Branches of Toxicology

    1) Industrial toxicology: it deals with the safety of industrial workers from the toxic
    effects of the poisons.

    2) Environmental toxicology: it deals with the metabolism, transport, translocation


    and physio-chemical transformation of poisons in all forms of biological system.

    3) Medical toxicology : it deals with the effect of poisons in man.

    4) Veterinary toxicology: it deals with the effect of poisons on domesticated animals.

    5) Insect toxicology: it deals with such poisons which are used in killing insects without
    appreciable effect on mammals.

    Scope of insecticide toxicology


    Insect toxicology plays an important role in controlling insect pests in the field of
    agriculture, forestry and public health. The main advantages of insecticide in pest
    management programme are afford the only practical control measure for insect pest
    population approaching at the ETL. They have rapid quarantine action in preventing
    economic damage. They offers a wide scope of properties uses and methods of
    application their use in cost effective in after results in substantial return pesticides has
    assumed greater importance in present high yielding and intensive agriculture system.

    Ever since the introduction of DDT as an insecticide after the discovery of its
    insecticidal properties by Muller and his coworkers in 1939 (Lauger et al, 1944), a large
    number of organic compounds have been synthesized and introduced as effective
    pesticides. At present over 900 pesticides are produced and marketed for use all over
    the world. Even in our country at present over 100 pesticides are registered for pest
    control purpose Before the advent and widespread use of pesticides, insects, mites,
    weeds and fungi caused heavy crop losses affecting the economy of the country and
    that became part of pest supremacy over man's progress in the world's history. But as it
    stands today the Pesticides are considered to be indispensable if man has to achieve a
    more abundant supply of food. India has taken a gigantic task in achieving self
    sufficiency in feeding the growing population. To reach this goal, high priority has been
    allotted to the production and use of pesticides. Public Health Programmes are vitally
    dependent upon the use of pesticides whereas these chemicals have helped to
    increase life expectancy in our country through control of pest vector diseases which
    had claimed millions of lives in the past. Besides these two major uses chemical
    pesticides are also used in veterinary practice to control pests infestation in cattle and
    poultry. In forestry in the past, use of pesticides had been limited for termite control in
    timber yards etc. Now a days and even more in future the devastation of forests wealth
    by some pests would involve greater use of pesticides. Recently these chemicals are
    also used for domestic hygiene purposes to control flies, cockroaches and other harmful
    insects. It is indisputable that in the near foreseeable future the developing countries
    need for pesticides will continue to increase for the betterment of the life of the people.

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