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Without herbicides, the most widely-used class of pesticides in the United States, crop production and yields would drop, pristine habitat would have to be plowed under to accommodate more crop acres, and the additional cultivation would result in more soil erosion.
Charlene Davis
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Is the use of man made fertilizers and pesticides a good thing for agriculture?
No, the use of man made fertlizers and pesticides are not a good thing for agriculture
Why is pesticides good?
Pesticides can cause some problems if people consume too many of them, but they can also be a good thing. The use of pesticides has made a lot more food available for people by getting rid of many of the insects that used to destroy the crops.
How are pesticides bad?
Yes pesticides are some what bad because of what they do, they kill insects. They also go threw the ground and eventually end in water making pollution... Some of the insects that the pesticides kill are actually not going to hurt the plants that the pesticides are on in the first place. that means pesticides kill and pollute, does that sound very good. Pesticides are made from chemicals, bad ones at that and poison's in poison's out.
What natural pesticides can be used instead of chemical pesticides?
Diatomaceous Earth is a very good one and popular/Boric Acid too and both work equally well. Plant & food oils are used in aerosols with good results
Are there such things as "green" pesticides If so, where could I find them?
The safest and cheapest green pesticides can be found at home depot. They have a good green environmental center that carries and sells those products.
Is food better for your health with pesticides or without pesticides?
pesticides kill insects. Pesticides contain carcinogenic ingredients. Pesticides have warning lables that say not to inhale them or make contact with their skin. You do the math.
What carcinogens are in pesticides?
Your moms carcinogens are in pesticides?!?!?!?!?!
Which fungus kills pesticides?
Fungus does not kill pesticides, pesticides (fungicide to be exact) kill fungus.
The DDT problem is a good example of how pesticides can contaminate human health through what?
the food chain
What is an organic carrot?
It's probably a carrot that it was grown with no fertilizers or pesticides. bet it taste good....
Is using pesticides on wheat good or bad?
It's very good. Have you ever seen wheat harvested? You definitely want as many pesticides as possible-it's preferable to grasshopper legs in your cereal. The allowable protein percentage (foreign objects)on the label is guess what?
Pesticides can be grouped according to what?
pesticides can be grouped according to
