Question

Pyrethroids are susceptible to microbial degradation.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me in examination.

I'd like to ask this question from Microorganisms and Pesticide Waste Treatment topic in division Biodegradation of Pesticides in the Environment of Environmental Biotechnology

Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

Best explanation: Degradation of toxic compounds, particularly the toxic ones and the hydrocarbon are co-metabolic in nature. Pyrethroids are known to be highly unstable chemicals and hence, they are mostly susceptible to microbial degradation, also, can be degraded by chemical hydrolysis.