TEMIK(R) POISONINGS IN DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS - AN ALARMING PROBLEM IN WALLONY

Aldicarb (Temik(R)) is a carbamate insecticide, currently used in agri culture. its sale and its use are strictly regulated, However, the gre at number of poisoning cases lately observed in both domestic and wild animals lets believe in the existence of a parallel fraudulent channe l, Indeed, the percentage of toxicological analysis which are positive for Temik(R) has gone up from 5.2 to 21% in 4 years, Hundreds of bait s of all kinds containing his pesticide were also discovered in variou s places of the country, The toxicological mechanisms, the symptomatol ogy, the diagnosis and treatment methods of aldicarb poisonings are al so reviewed in this paper.