Pesticides Disadvantages

Pesticide is defined as any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport, or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal feedstuffs, or substances that may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids, or other pests in or on their bodies. The term includes substances intended for use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or agent for thinning fruit or preventing the premature fall of fruit. Also used as substances applied to crops either before

This process has both advantages and disadvantages. Since before 2000 BC, humans have utilized pesticides to protect their crops. The first known pesticide was elemental sulfur dusting used in ancient Sumer about 4,500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. (Rao GV 2007) By the 15th century, toxic chemicals were being applied to crops to kill pests. In the 17th century, nicotine sulfate was extracted from tobacco leaves for use as an insecticide. The 19th century saw the introduction of two more natural pesticides. (Miller 2002)Until the 1950s, Paul Müller discovered that DDT was a very effective insecticide. Herbicides became common in the 1960s. (SR. 2009) Similarly, the development of pesticides is inseparable from the development of its laws. The first legislation providing federal authority for regulating pesticides was enacted in 1910 (L.R. 2007); however, decades later during the 1940s manufacturers began to produce large amounts of synthetic pesticides and their use became widespread. (Daly H 1998) Some sources consider the 1940s and 1950s to have been the start of the "pesticide era." (Murphy 2005) The U.S. Pesticide use has increased 50-fold since 1950 and 2.3 million tonnes (2.5 million short tons) of industrial pesticides are now used each year. Seventy-five percent of all pesticides in the world are used in developed countries, but use in developing countries is increasing. (GT

The pesticide ban will have a threat to farming. Plans for a new European Parliament law banning many pesticides would seriously affect growers. (BBC 2008) Similarly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing standards for applicators who apply restricted-use pesticides that are not available for purchase by the general public, and require special handling. These standards are committed to keeping communities safe, protecting the environment and protecting workers and their families. By improving training and certification, those who apply these restricted use pesticides will have better knowledge and ability to use these pesticides safely. This action will reduce the likelihood of harm from the misapplication because the pesticides may only be applied by a certified applicator or someone working under their direct supervision. (EPA 2016) This is a real development of pesticides’