The present situation of pesticides usage on vegetables in protected greenhouses in Elbieda environs

Abstract

         The data was collected in a field study about the present situation of pesticides usage to protect the vegetable crops in greenhouses around Elbieda city. The data was collected through questioner form then reviewed carefully by different sources. The percentages of vegetable crops were estimated for five crops (Cucumber 46.15% ; Squish  23.07% ; Tomato 15.38% ; sweet pepper 7.69% ; Hot pepper 7.69%).with different varieties from every crop. Twelve kinds of pesticides were used in this season in the studied greenhouses (omait 57 ; benlet ; danetol 10 ; agromek ; remelto ; cupravit ; mancozib ; remelto 50 ; remleten WP ; dithen 45W ; vidan ; cuperoxid ). Treatment cases on each crop were as follows 53.85% was directed to Cucumber, the squish come the second 23.07% from treatment cases, then 15.38% for tomato and 7.69% for hot pepper, while no pesticide treatment was recorded on sweet pepper. Twelve kinds of pesticides that involved in this study were sorted by their functions against different types of pests 75% of them was fungicides and 25% was acaricides while no insecticide or herbicide were recorded. The time between treatments in the same greenhouse was ranged from 1 to 30 days, and the average time between treatment and marketing the crops was 8.38 days.