Insecticides are used in the oil palm plantation to control insect pests. Insecticides such as cypermethrin are commonly used to treat bagworms, nettle caterpillars and rhinoceros beetles. The used of pesticides in oil palm plantations has resulted in the growing concern of the presence and danger of the residues in the environment. A method has to be developed to monitor leahing and the persistence of insecticides such as cypermerthrin in the oil palm agroenvironment.

Main Research: Dr Halimah Muhammad