INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH

The low literacy level of the vegetable growers in the selected region of India is responsible for the use of highly toxic
\norganophosphate pesticides on green leafy vegetables. Although in the Indian market imidacloprid (less toxic) is
\navailable but due to its high price and less effectiveness compared to that of organophosphates is not preferred to control pests on green leafy
\nvegetables. The present research is a survey-based study designed to know the insecticide management practice among insecticide dealers,
\nvegetable growers and comparison of obtained information with chromatographic results. The combination of survey and instrumental method
\n(micellar liquid chromatographic technique) was utilized to determine whether the information collected from vegetable growers and insecticide
\ndealers were similar and signicantly correlated with analytical data or not. Among the selected 48 samples of green leafy vegetables,
\nimidacloprid was detected only in 6 samples. The survey of the insecticide dealers and vegetable growers conrmed that the vegetable growers
\nused toxic organophosphates pesticides instead of less toxic imidacloprid. Survey data collected from vegetable growers and pesticide dealers
\nwere also tested by chromatographic method and a signicant correlation was found between them, which clearly demonstrates the minimum use
\nof safe insecticide (imidacloprid). Imidacloprid insecticide was detected on green leafy vegetables after a preliminary survey of vegetable
\ngrowers and pesticide dealers. Survey results revealed the use of potentially harmful pesticides other than imidacloprid which are banned from
\nusing in vegetables. Analytical results showed signicantly less use of imidacloprid on green leafy vegetables.