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Reduces the percentage lost to insects or other pests such as weeds, rodents, bacteria, fungi, and birds.

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Do Amish farmers use pesticides?

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Why do farmers avoid using pesticides?

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Pesticides can affect life in many different ways. Pesticides help farmers increase their crop production. Pesticides can kill many types of insects and animals.


What is a form of technology used by farmers that is harmful to the environment?

Pesticides.


Why dont organic farmers use pesticides?

They do. They just use organic pesticides, natural compounds which help control or suppress a given pest.


Why do farmers borrow money from the money lenders?

farmers have to borrow money to purchase seeds,fertilizers and pesticides.


Who uses pesticides?

Farmers, gardeners, pretty well anybody that owns a house with a lawn uses pesticides at some point.


Why must farmers be careful about the pesticides they use?

Farmers need to be careful about the pesticides they use to prevent harm to the environment, wildlife, and human health. Incorrect use or overuse of pesticides can result in pollution of water sources, harm to non-targeted species, and health risks for farmers, consumers, and nearby communities. Selective and judicious use of pesticides following proper guidelines is important to minimize these risks.


What did latins grow?

Same stuff as normal farmers, without the pesticides...


What job uses pesticides?

gardeners use pesticides and insecticides, also nurseries, farmers and pest controllers. hope this'll help


How can globalization negatively affect American farmers health?

Answer this question… By pressuring farmers to use dangerous pesticides to compete on a global scale