Study of the insecticide carbofuran in the soil and sediment of paddy rice fields with control of the weevil Oryzophagus oryzae, in Taubaté, state of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The presence of residues of the insecticide and nematicide carbofuran, used for weevil (Oryzophagus oryzae Lima 1936) control, and its principal metabolite 3-hydroxycarbofuran were evaluated in soil and sediment plots from paddy rice fields and adjacent areas. The samples were analyzed using a high-performance liquid chromatography and fluorescence detector. Carbofuran and 3-hydroxycarbofuran residues were not detected in any sample in amounts above the method's detection threshold.

Residues of carbofuran; soil; sediment; Oryzophagus oryzae; weevil