- herbicides,
which account for
approximately 50% of all
pesticide use globally. Most
pesticides are used as
plant protection products (also
known as crop...
- A
pesticide poisoning occurs when
pesticides,
chemicals intended to
control a pest,
affect non-target
organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or bees...
-
environmental effects of
pesticides describe the
broad series of
consequences of
using pesticides. The
unintended consequences of
pesticides is one of the main...
-
Pesticide residue refers to the
pesticides that may
remain on or in food,
after they are
applied to food crops. The
maximum allowable levels of
these residues...
- applicator, or to fail to
maintain sales and use
records of
restricted pesticides.
Pesticides are
toxic compounds, and
their labels are
specifically designed...
-
Pesticides vary in
their effects on bees.
Contact pesticides are
usually spra**** on
plants and can kill bees when they
crawl over spra****
surfaces of plants...
- loss was 13%, even
though more
pesticides were
being used. Over 500
species of
pests have
evolved a
resistance to a
pesticide.
Other sources estimate the...
- that
control pests (biochemical
pesticides),
microorganisms that
control pests (microbial
pesticides), and
pesticidal substances produced by
plants containing...
-
Copper pesticides are
copper compounds used as bactericides, algaecides, or fungicides. They can kill bacteria,
oomycetes and algae, and
prevent fungal...
-
limiting the use of
pesticides in
favour of
other methods. This can be
achieved by
monitoring the crop, only
applying pesticides when necessary, and by...
