Pesticide

Post World War II, chemical pesticides has become the most popular form of pest management. (Muir, History of pesticide use) The first pesticide that was widely used was DDT; it was favored for its ability to get rid of pests against agricultural and human health. Pesticide use was very liberal and many pests became resistant to pesticides, this caused non-targeted plants and animals to be harmed, and residue started to show up in unexpected places. (Delaplane, 2) Rachel Carson wrote the novel…

Pesticides, or the substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to plants, have proven to be detrimental not only to the insects destroying the plants but also to the humans and animals consuming the product. Getting rid of pesticides will not only benefit the environment but also us consumers, as it will lessen the amount of endangered species and reduce the risk of toxins entering the body. It is therefore of great importance that we consider this bill, one to abolish the…

Light as a Pesticide What is a pesticide? Pesticides are substances which are used for attracting and then destroying or vindicating any kind of pests. It is a biological agent which is used to destroy pests. Pesticides are usually used for keeping pests away from plants. Pesticides are used fight insect-borne diseases and they also help to increase food production. Although pests have numerous benefits they also have few drawbacks such as possible toxicity to humans and other species. What is…

"Rethinking Pesticides" by Scott Hoffman Black touches on the issues that pesticides have forced upon the ecosystem for millennia. Black mentions that even the Romans burned sulfur to kill insects and pests, and in the 1600s, people were even using a mixture of honey and arsenic to kill ants. Black’s overall goal in this article is to make people realize we need to study the effects of these chemicals on the whole environment before we simply use them for the “next quick fix.” He mentions that…

effects of Pesticides When people hear about pesticides most think it is safe for consumers. However, there are pesticides in the food we eat today that individuals should have big concerns about. There are more than two pesticides in our fruits and vegetables in which we consume on a day to day basis. One ingredient is the pesticide Organophosphates in particular can lead to lasting effects on learning, attention, and behavior in children who are exposed. Consumers may take pesticides as…

The Problem With Pesticides Pesticides is a liquid to kill pests or weeds. About 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides are used each year. Sadly, about 25 million workers around the world, experience pesticide poisoning. Just because pesticides are cheap and easy, doesn’t mean we have to use them. We need to stop using pesticides. It kills bees, harms people, and contaminates our water. Pesticides can turn our world upside down. The Evaporation of Bees Pesticides kill bees which wastes farmers money…

Pesticides kill 26 people a year, hospitalize 1,419, and send 20,116 to health clinics to be treated. Pesticides are the only toxic substances that we release intentionally into our environment to kill living things, this includes chemical substances to kill weeds (herbicides), insects (insecticides), fungus (fungicides), rodents (rodenticides) and many others. Farmers, landscapers, and commercial pesticide applicators apply about 1 billion pesticides a year to agricultural land, urban areas,…

Toxic pesticides are commonly used throughout the world to rid gardens and large scale farms of pests that will damage their produce. Farmers spread pesticides by planes either in a form of spray or dust, but as a result, the particles often “drift” or spread through the air after applied to the crops. This drift is simply defined as the unintentional airborne movement of chemicals to a non-target area. It is proven that 95%-98% of applied pesticides miss their target, reaching nearby people…

had a USDA organic sticker on them. I didn’t think about all of the chemicals that are sprayed on the fruit either. It never occurred to me when I bit into the grapes if I was eating a nutritious snack, or pesticide poison. Up to 98% of our fresh fruits and vegetables are sprayed with pesticide in the United States alone. The pesticide’s that are used are supposed to protect our fruits and vegetables, but they are doing more harm than good. The United States of Agriculture (USDA) government…

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances designed to prevent, destroy, or control pests. The use of pesticides has been dated back to the beginning of agriculture, which was about 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. However, pesticides have not always been an organic compound. The first generation of pesticides was composed of inorganic substances, such as sulfur, mercury, lead, arsenic (calcium arsenate and lead arsenate), and ash. The modern era of pesticides was developed…