Thailand is no exception to the above, and in recent years has seen pesticide use increase significantly. All pesticide products are imported into Thailand since no pesticide factories exist in the country. These pesticides are diluted, reformulated or repacked for the retail markets.The quantity of pesticides imported during the first quarter of 2003 (11,268 tons) was nearly the same amount that was imported for the whole year in 1985
(12,832 tons) (Anon. 2003).