Vol. 24 No. 3 (2014)
Artículos de Investigación

Use and management of pesticides in greenhouses in the northern region of the state of Puebla, Mexico

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  • Luis Daniel Ortega Martínez,
  • Carmen Martínez Valenzuela,
  • Arturo Huerta de la Peña,
  • Juventino Ocampo Mendoza,
  • Engelberto Sandoval Castro,
  • José Luis Jaramillo Villanueva
Luis Daniel Ortega Martínez
Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Puebla. Km 125.5, Carretera Federal México-Puebla, Santiago Momoxpan, municipio de San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, México (Blvd. Forjadores), C.P. 72760. Tels.: (222) 2 85 00 13, 2 85 14 42 y 3 24 77 90.
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Carmen Martínez Valenzuela
Instituto de Investigación en Ambiente y Salud, Universidad de Occidente. Boulevard Macario Gaxiola y Carretera Internacional, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México. C.P. 81256
Arturo Huerta de la Peña
Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Puebla. Km 125.5, Carretera Federal México-Puebla, Santiago Momoxpan, municipio de San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, México (Blvd. Forjadores), C.P. 72760.
Juventino Ocampo Mendoza
Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Puebla. Km 125.5, Carretera Federal México-Puebla, Santiago Momoxpan, municipio de San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, México (Blvd. Forjadores), C.P. 72760.
Engelberto Sandoval Castro
Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Puebla. Km 125.5, Carretera Federal México-Puebla, Santiago Momoxpan, municipio de San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, México (Blvd. Forjadores), C.P. 72760.
José Luis Jaramillo Villanueva
Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Puebla. Km 125.5, Carretera Federal México-Puebla, Santiago Momoxpan, municipio de San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, México (Blvd. Forjadores), C.P. 72760.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2014.570

Published 2014-07-07

Keywords

  • Agricultura protegida,
  • plagas,
  • conductas de uso de plaguicidas,
  • exposición ocupacional.
  • Protected agriculture,
  • pests,
  • pesticide use behaviors,
  • occupational exposure.

How to Cite

Ortega Martínez, L. D., Martínez Valenzuela, C., Huerta de la Peña, A., Ocampo Mendoza, J., Sandoval Castro, E., & Jaramillo Villanueva, J. L. (2014). Use and management of pesticides in greenhouses in the northern region of the state of Puebla, Mexico. Acta Universitaria, 24(3), 3–12. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2014.570

Abstract

A census on the use and management of pesticides in greenhouses in Chignahuapan, Puebla, Mexico was conducted through the application of a questionnaire to 31 day-laborers working on a surface of 57 732 m2 in greenhouses, representing 100% of the total area of the 2011 agricultural season . Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data obtained. The results show that 100% of the day-laborers use pesticides. Carbamates and mancozeb were the most used chemical group and pesticide, respectively; it was found that 82.7% of users applied a mixture of these compounds. One hundred percent does not use full personal protective equipment, 10.3% have presented poisoning symptoms, and 75.8% incinerate pesticide con­tainers inside the greenhouse. The results demonstrate the need to propose, develop, and implement strategies that lead to a better use and management of pesticides in greenhouses.
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