Dissipation Pattern of Bifenthrin in Tomato.

Field experiment carried out during kharif, 2012 to evaluate the dissipation pattern of most commonly used insecticide bifenthrin 10 EC @ 100 g a.i. ha-1 with two sprays of insecticide first given after fruit initiation and the second spray 10 days later and collecting the fruits at 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20 days after last spray, and analysed for residues using the validated QuEChERS method. The initial deposits of bifenthrin were 0.85 mg kg-1 which dissipated to 0.39, 0.15 mg kg-1 by 1st and 3rd day after last spray, respectively, and to BDL by 5th day. Bifenthrin initial deposits were dissipated to 82.35% by 3rd day after last spray, and pre-harvest interval of 3 days is suggested taking into consideration of MRLs of bifenthrin in tomato (0.3 mg kg-1) as per Codex Alimentarius Commission.