Do you know what are different formulation codes in pesticides? Have you seen WP, CL, CP? on pesticides packing? Do you know what does it means? here are some formulation code.
Formulation codes
The following standard codes are used. For further details, see Catalogue of Pesticide Formulation Types and International Coding System, Technical monograph No. 2, 4th Edition, April 1999; CropLife International, Brussels.
| CODE | TERM |
| AB | Grain bait |
| AE | Aerosol dispenser |
| AL | Any other liquid |
| AP | Any other powder |
| BB | Block bait |
| BR | Briquette |
| CB | Bait concentrate |
| CF | Capsule Suspension for Seed Treatment |
| CG | Encapsulated granule |
| CL | Contact liquid or gel |
| CP | Contact powder |
| CS | Capsule suspension |
| DC | Dispersible concentrate |
| [DL | Driftless formulation]# |
| DP | Dispersible powder |
| DS | Powder for dry seed treatment |
| DT | Tablet for direct application |
| EC | Emulsifiable concentrate |
| ED | Electrochargeable liquid |
| EG | Emulsifiable granule |
| EO | Emulsion, water in oil |
| ES | Emulsion for seed treatment |
| EW | Emulsion, oil in water |
| FD | Smoke tin |
| FG | Fine granule |
| FK | Smoke candle |
| FP | Smoke cartridge |
| FR | Smoke rodlet |
| FS | Flowable concentrate for seed treatment |
| FT | Smoke tablet |
| FU | Smoke generator |
| FW | Smoke pellet |
| GA | Gas |
| GB | Granular bait |
| GE | Gas generating product |
| GF | Gel for Seed Treatment |
| GG | Macrogranule |
| GL | Emulsifiable gel |
| GP | Flo-dust |
| GR | Granule |
| GS | Grease |
| GW | Water soluble gel |
| HN | Hot fogging concentrate |
| KK | Combi-pack solid/liquid |
| KL | Combi-pack liquid/liquid |
| KN | Cold fogging concentrate |
| KP | Combi-pack solid/solid |
| LA | Lacquer |
| LS | Solution for seed treatment |
| ME | Micro-emulsion |
| MG | Microgranule |
| OF | Oil miscible flowable concentrate (oil miscible suspension) |
| OL | Oil miscible liquid |
| OP | Oil dispersible powder |
| PA | Paste |
| PB | Plate bait |
| PC | Gel or paste concentrate |
| PO | Pour-on |
| PR | Plant rodlet |
| PS | Seed coated with a pesticide |
| RB | Bait (ready for use) |
| SA | Spot-on |
| SB | Scrap bait |
| SC | Suspension concentrate (= flowable concentrate) |
| SE | Suspo-emulsion |
| SG | Water soluble granules |
| SL | Soluble concentrate |
| SO | Spreading oil |
| SP | Water soluble powder |
| SS | Water soluble powder for seed treatment |
| ST | Water soluble tablet |
| SU | Ultra-low volume (ULV) suspension |
| TB | Tablet |
| TC | Technical material |
| TK | Technical concentrate |
| TP | Tracking powder* |
| UL | Ultra-low volume (ULV) liquid |
| VP | Vapour releasing product |
| WG | Water dispersible granules |
| WP | Wettable powder |
| WS | Water dispersible powder for slurry seed treatment |
| WT | Water dispersible tablet |
| XX | Others |
