MINISTRY OF LANDS AGRICULTURE WATER CLIMATE AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND SPECIALIST SERVICES

All Communications to be addressed to
“THE DIRECTOR” RESEARCH SERVICES DIVISION

Fertiliser Farm Feeds and Remedies Institute

Telephone: 263-04-704531-9, 700339 Fifth Street Extension

E-mail address: zpqs@mweb.co.zw P O Box CY 550, Causeway

Fax: 263-04-700339 Harare, Zimbabwe

RE: LIST OF PESTICIDES BANNED IN ZIMBABWE

PIC POP Montreal

Paraquat Technical Methyl Acephate WP
endosulfan and its Bromide
related isomers

Fenthion
2,4,5-T and its salts and esters

Alachlor Endrin,

Aldicarb Hexachlorobenze
ne
Aldrin Aldrin,

Azinphos-methyl Mirex,

Binapacryl
Captafol
Carbofuran
Chlordane Chlordane
Chlordimeform
Chlorobenzilate
DDT DDT
( used only for Indoor Residual
Spraying to control Mosquito)

Dieldrin Dieldrin
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) and its
salts (such as ammonium salt,
potassium salt and sodium salt)
Dinoseb and its salts and esters
EDB (1,2-dibromoethane)
Endosulfan
Ethylene dichloride
Ethylene oxide
Fluoroacetamide
HCH (mixed isomers)
Heptachlor Heptachlor
Hexachlorobenzene
Lindane (gamma-HCH)
Mercury compounds, including
inorganic mercury compounds, alkyl
mercury compounds and
alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury
compounds
Methamidophos
Monocrotophos
Parathion
Pentachlorophenol and its salts and
esters
Toxaphene (Camphechlor) Toxaphene
Tributyl tin compounds
Trichlorfon
Phosphamidon (Soluble liquid
formulations of the substance that
exceed 1000 g active ingredient/l)
Dustable powder formulations
containing a combination of
benomyl at or above 7%, carbofuran
at or above 10% and thiram at or
above 15%
Methyl-parathion (Emulsifiable
concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5%
active ingredient and dusts at or
above 1.5% active ingredient)