Table 1.

Number of pesticides shops in Polonnaruwa District visited, with details of their dimethoate and fenthion stockings. Abbreviation: N/A, not available.

				Dimethoate		Fenthion
Period	Total number of shops	Number visited	Number of first visits	Number of shops	Total number of bottles	Number of shops	Total number of bottles
May 2004	160	115	115	19	N/A	13	N/A
Dec 2004	206	188	49	4	52	8	84
Aug 2005	218	158	11	1	1	6	116
Dec 2005	223	111	7	1	4	3	4
Jun 2006	227	179	4	0	0	1	5