Pesticides are natural or human-made substances used to kill pest species such as rodents and insects. It is not surprising that many of these substances are highly toxic not only to the pests, but to other biological organisms as well. Pesticides are...

Plants, growing in the wild or in cultivation, face numerous threats from insects, bacteria, viruses, and fungi, as well as from other plants. Biopesticides are inert substances or living organisms that can help protect plants from such threats....

A pesticide is a chemical that is used to kill insects, weeds, and other organisms to protect humans, crops, and livestock. A broad-spectrum pesticide that kills all living organisms is called a biocide. Fumigants, such as ethylene dibromide or...

The word "pesticide" is a broad term that refers to any device, method, or chemical that kills plants or animals that compete for humanity's food supply or are otherwise undesirable. Pesticides include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nematocides...

A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used for preventing, controlling, or lessening the damage caused by a pest.[1] A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacteria), antimicrobial, disinfectant or...

EVER SINCE DDT was blamed for nearly wiping out the bald eagle population, the federal government has tried to protect plant and animal species from the unintended effects of powerful pesticides. One safeguard was to have the Environmental Protection Agency seek expert advice from...

A study in the May 1, 2002 edition of the Londonbased journal Food Additives and Contaminants underscores the fact that an "organic" designation doesn't guarantee that a food is pesticide-free. The study concludes that almost a quarter of all organic produce may contain...

Farmworkers and environmental groups reopened a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency in an attempt to force the agency to more quickly phase out the use of a pesticide that the groups contend has been poisoning fieldworkers for decades.The federal lawsuit challenges a decision by...

Salmon advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to force the Bush administration to obey a 5-year-old court order requiring it to make permanent rules to keep agricultural pesticides from killing salmon.Filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, the lawsuit asks a judge to order NOAA Fisheries,...

This is a research paper about the harmful effects of pesticides. Pesticides, however, could easily be replaced by alternative methods.  Although pesticides were thought of as a victory over pest control, research has shown that these chemicals endanger lives, have harmful side effects, and, therefore, need to be banned.    

Describes how pesticides affect plant growth. Reveals how the runoff from pesticides accumulate in the soil. Explores how using only non- chemical alternatives or less toxic chemicals if pesticides are necessary can decrease use of pesticides.