Table 1. Purposes of pesticide formulation.

1) To make handling and application of the pesticide easy

2) To maximize biological efficacy

3) To improve defects in the pesticide

4) To make pesticides safer for workers and users

5) To reduce harmful effects and impact on the non-target organisms and the environment (To reduce environmental loads)

6) To improve work efficiency that results in labor savings

7) To give various functions to pesticides in order to broaden their spectrum of activity