Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an insecticide used in agriculture. The United States banned the use of DDT in 1972, but some countries still use the chemical. DDT has also been used in the past for the treatment of lice. It is still in use outside the United States…
Benzimidazoles were a new class and mode of action with broader spectrum of fungicidal activity. DuPont launched Benomyl as a systemic fungicide. Source: View Source
Bt was approved for insecticidal use by US government (predecessor agency to the EPA). Source: View Source
Successful herbicides lead to the development of no-till farming Source: View Source
Patents for structures and activity were issued for several groups including Ciba, Shell and FMC all within a year. Source: View Source
Triazines revolutionized agriculture in the development of new farming methods, providing greater farming and land use capabilities, and increasing crop yields. Source: View Source
First synthetic pyrethroid was patented by USDA and subsequently licensed to multiple companies including Sumitomo Chemical. Source: J Pestic Sci 2019 Jul 25; 44(4): 215-224. doi 10.1584/jpestics.D19-102
DDT represented a major break-through for control of insect vectors. Nobel awarded to Müller for identifying DDT as a contact poison for arthropods. View Source
Thiram commercialized as first synthetic organic fungicide. View Source
After WW 1, Geigy conducted research to find moth poisons to protect wool. Then they expanded their research to find chemicals to use as seed disinfectants which lead to defining the research objective of synthesizing an insecticide. Source: Insects, Experts,…