“…These include characteristics of the pesticide such as overall stability either as parent compound or metabolites, volatility, solubility, formulation, and method and site of application (Cabras et al 1989). Further, a number of environmental factors, particularly temperature, precipitation (and humidity), and air movement (Gennari et al 1985), affect pesticide persistence. Other factors depend on the properties of the plant and plant species, the nature of the harvested crop, structure of cuticle, stage and rate of growth, and the general condition of the plant, in addition to the relationship between treated surface and its weight and living state of the plant surface (Khay, Choi, and Abd El-Aty 2008;Tewary et al 2005;Cabras et al 1990;Malhat 2012;Malhat et al 2014).…”