Pesticide Use: More than 78 million households in the United States used a pesticide or herbicide. Herbicides were the leading type of pesticides. 85 to 90 million pounds of the herbicide glyphosate was used In 2001. 2,4-D was the most widely used herbicide in both the home and garden,8 million pounds used/yr. http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1 1999
Pesticide Use: More than 78 million households in the United States used a pesticide or herbicide. Herbicides were the leading type of pesticides. 85 to 90 million pounds of the herbicide glyphosate was used In 2001. 2,4-D was the most widely used herbicide in both the home and garden, 8 million pounds used/yr. http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1 1999
Pesticide Use $7.000 $6,000 ▣Agriculture Industry/Commercial/Government ■Home&Garden $1,000 $0 Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Other Pesticide Type
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Pesticide Use The Environmental Protection Agency says pesticide use in the home-and- garden sector,once in decline,has grown by more than 25 percent since 1995. Herbicide use almost doubled between 1982 and 2001,and continues to grow
Pesticide Use The Environmental Protection Agency sa y p s pesticide use in the home-andgarden sector, once in decline, has gy p rown b y more than 25 percent since 1995. Herbicide use almost doubled between Herbicide use almost doubled between 1982 and 2001, and continues to grow
Why so Many Pesticides? 33+%world's food crops lost to pests. Increased urbanization. Insect-borne diseases->people killed or disabled. Annual losses due to pests ~$100 billion. In Ghana,application of insecticides to control one insect increased cocoa production by 3x. One estimate is 12%increase in crop loss if all pesticides banned?????? $1 spent->$4 saved
Wh M P ti id ? Why so Many Pesti cides ? 33+% world 33+% world s food crops lost to pests 's food crops lost to pests . Increased urbanization. Insect -borne diseases -> people killed or disabled. Annual losses due to pests ~ $100 billion. In Ghana, application of insecticides to control one insect increased cocoa production by 3x. One estimate is 12% increase in crop loss if all pesticides banned?????? $1 spent -> $4 saved
Definitions Pesticides are substances or mixtures intended for controlling,preventing, destroying,repelling or mitigating any form of life declared to be a pest
Definitions Pesticides are substances or mixtures intended for controlling preventing intended for controlling, preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any form of life declared to be a pest