Table 1 Baseline self reported pesticide use by 172 households in last maha and yala agricultural season.
From: Community uptake of safe storage boxes to reduce self-poisoning from pesticides in rural Sri Lanka
| Â | maha | yala | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. (%) of households | No. of containers used | No. (%) of households | No. of containers used |
OP class Ib1 | 17 (10%) | 28 | 3 (2%) | 4 |
OP class II2 | 108 (63%) | 231 | 27 (16%) | 42 |
Carbamate class Ib1 | 26 (15%) | 50 | 7 (4%) | 25 |
Carbamate class II2 | 22 (13%) | 39 | 1 (1%) | 1 |
Paraquat2 | 57 (33%) | 100 | 3 (2%) | 3 |
Other herbicides | 106 (62%) | 348 | 12 (7%) | 21 |
All other pesticides | 46 (27%) | 168 | 17 (10%) | 27 |