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A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used to kill a pest. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substance intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacteria), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest. Pests include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms), microbes and people that destroy property, spread or are a vector for disease or cause a nuisance. Although there are benefits to the use of pesticides, there are also drawbacks, such as potential toxicity to humans and other animals. FAO has defined the term of pesticide as:
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GNU Free Documentation License  ga.water.usgs.gov 373px x 300px | 28.90kB [source page] The effects of urbanization on water quality Pesticides Pesticides are chemical and biological substances intended to control pests such as insects weeds bacteria and algae Pesticides are heavily used on farmland but in urban areas the From Yahoo Image Search: "pesticides"  beyondpesticides.org Beyond Pesticides hu, 20 Aug 2009 04:20:25 GM (Beyond . Pesticides. , August 20, 2009) A new study presented to the American Chemical Society last weekend shows promising results for alternative . pesticides. made from the essential oils of plants. Spices such as cinnamon, rosemary, ...  naturalbuy.com Natural Buy ue, 18 Aug 2009 11:10:20 GM The demand for organically grown food is growing, and with it, the demand for natural . pesticides. . It's been found that rosemary, thyme, clove, and mint aren't.  protectingourenvironment.com ProtectingOurEnvironment.com Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:08:00 GM Yet if you don't like the idea of consuming poisons with your fruits and vegetables, you're probably a bit wary of spraying your garden with chemical . pesticides. . The good news is there are several natural steps you can take to eliminate ... From Google Blog Search: "pesticides"  news.google.com PRMinds (press release) The report elucidates facts about the Indian pesticide industry, supplemented by latest available data. Emphasis is laid on the following topics to ... news.google.com United Press International "This is not a product you can walk into your local nursery , garden center or box store that has pesticides on the shelf ... and get it," Patton said. ... and more » news.google.com Daily Democrat Storm water pollution is caused by urban runoff containing motor oil, paint, fertilizer, pesticides , trash, animal waste, home improvement waste (such as ... and more » From Google News Search: "pesticides" Why buy organic in fear of pesticides? Q. Pesticides are everywhere, and they poison people and animals everywhere. They have contaminated the water and the air world wide. So, why stop? Would stopping the use of pesticides really make a difference at this point? We're already contaminated, and we pass the pesticides on to our children...who'll pass it to their children. So if we're already contaminated, won't we eventually build up some sort of immunity against the pesticides? Is it too late to make a difference? DDT, the really harmful pesticide, is now illegal in the United States, but it is still used in many other countries and illegally in the US. So, it still contaminates Americans through water currents and air. Asked by Nadja - Thu May 22 22:40:05 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. A lot of the pesticides leave the body in a few hours or days. there are some, though that persist forever it seems. probably humans will develope a resistance to such poisons but only after they kill off 98% of us first. that is how it works with insects and plants. the insecticides and herbicides kill off 98% to 99% of the pests leaving that 1% to 2% alive to reproduce offspring with resistance. the resistant population grows every generation so eventually most are resistant. It takes about 20 generations to do this. Since insects can have up to 3 generations a year they get resistant quickly. plants with no more than 2 generations a year take more time than bugs. Humans with a 20 to 30 year generation will take about 1000 years to get… [cont.] Answered by unknown - Mon May 26 06:11:12 2008 What is the best Lawn Pesticides for brown areas with ants and other insects? Q. We're having a drought and the grass is a little brown and I see lots of ants in the affected area. What Lawn Pesticides would you recommend without further damaging the grass? Asked by anitahooker_transvestite - Fri Jul 21 15:45:19 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I've used Scotts with "summer guard" (pesticides) with good results in the past. Answered by dk - Fri Jul 21 15:49:40 2006 What is the main chemical used in pesticides?
Q. I would also like to know what health risk are there when using pesticides. Asked by Simply Anonymous :) - Sun Jan 27 16:31:38 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Mostly Acetyl Choline Esterase Inhibitors, I Think they Can Exacerbate Asthma. Answered by mdGreg C - Sun Jan 27 16:41:10 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "pesticides" |
