Coca pests and pesticides.
The major pests of coca are listed and discussed along with methods used to control them in the past and present. Results of analyses for pesticide residues in samples of commercial Peruvian coca leaves are presented. Levels of pesticides found in these samples are too low to be considered a medical risk to coca chewers.
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants; D003041:Coca / Q000032:analysis*; D001517:Coleoptera; D007300:Insect Control; D007313:Insecta; D007915:Lepidoptera; D009181:Mycoses; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D010573:Pesticide Residues