Insecticide

DDT, a white tasteless and almost odorless crystalline solid, is an organochlorine contact insecticide that kills by acting as a nerve poison. DDT is categorized by the WHO as Class II "moderately hazardous". DDT was first synthesized in 1874; it was first used as pesticide in 1937 and for epidemic prevention in the US Army during the Second World War (Eriksson & Talts 2000). Its insecticidal properties were first discovered by Paul Müller in 1939, and it acts on the nervous system through…

corn, is what is used to kill off Lepidoptera larvae, specifically the European corn borer, as they hatch and begin to feed on the plant as the protein is made by the plant in the tissue where these feed at. The Cry protein acts as a synthetic insecticide and is not affected by environmental degradation, which has made for a more efficient and impactful method. Before Bt corn, the European corn borer caused farmers to lose about 1 billion dollars each year (Witkowski, et. al.). But since the…

Albert Einstein once stated, “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” It is vital that everyone be informed about the problem with the bee population and the need to take action to save the bees. SOS-Bees is a denomination of Greenpeace which, according to their mission statement, is the “leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful…

Integrated Pest Management What is IPM? Well IPM is a process you can use to minimise or solve pest problems with minimal risk to the people or the environment. Rather than just eliminating the pest with harmful chemicals, IPM uses the climate and the living conditions of the pest to affect the way they live then, create a unfavorable living place for them. This way the pest won’t come back, Why? This is because if you kill the pest then another of the same species will come, if you…

were “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair, a melancholy and empathetic commentary on the meat-packing industry, and the lives of those who were forced to work in it, and “Silent Springs” by Rachel Carson, which sought to expose the harmful nature of insecticides. Both of these writings utilize elements of speech such as ethos, pathos, and logos to convince their audience of the issues presented by these new aspects of society. They have many similarities in this sense, as they…

chemicals and realizing when it is too late. As a result of chemical exposure they have died from cancer or other diseases according to Carson. Carson wrote "Silent Spring”, to encourage awareness and aid with the dangerous outcomes of pesticide and insecticide use. She also wanted the government to research new methods and eliminate…

purposeful thoughts, and weeks of researching and planning, the one area that we’ve chosen to focus on is the area of controlling the vector through the implementation of mosquitoes insecticides. The goal of insecticides are to break the chain of contact between the vector and its human hosts. The vector that we will be insecticide, is the mosquito species of Anophels bradleyi. Specific areas of the cities that will have the implementation of the adulticides will be informed and briefed about…

pesticides are widely used in our society today. People today use it to exterminate unwanted pests, such as rodents, insects and molds. There are initially three categories of pesticide substances: insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides—all of which specializes in the way it destroys certain pests. Insecticide fights against insects that “feed on crops, leaves, roots, and other parts of plants” (Naveen et al 125). This is the type of pesticide that may be used in most parks, gardens,…

Nosema growth…within individual bees reared in colonies exposed to a low, sub-lethal level of the pesticide” (1). Nosema is the most common disease that affects honey bees. It can lead the collapse of bee colonies. Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide, which means it is soluble in water and can be absorbed by plants. There have been a few studies that “demonstrated the adverse effects on larval development following exposure to imidacloprid” (Blacquière et al. 1). These studies showed…

wouldn't be very affordable. Scientists have pointed out several causes behind this problem, including global warming, habitat loss, parasites and a class of bee-killing insecticides known as neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids might be the main reason of why bees are dying. Neonicotinoids are a relatively new type of insecticide, used to control a variety of pests, especially sap-feeding insects,…