Turns Out "Inert" ingredients in pesticides aren't actually Inert. "Inert" ingredients in pesticides have been found to be toxic to bees. However, little research and oversight seems to been done in this area. Yet another reason chemical intensive farming isn't the answer..... https://lnkd.in/d29yu_5d #pesticide #chemicals #farming #bees #honeybees #epa #usda #dobetter
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Here's a post describing types of pesticides
Understanding Pesticides: The Essentials
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Food for thought! What are we doing to ourselves, when pesticides can be reduced and profitable harvests are still possible... #pestmonitoring #pestmanagement #naturebasedsolution #pesticides #pesticdereduction #researchanddevelopment #farming #agriculture https://lnkd.in/ey2TcFc5
State estimates around 40 percent of private wells contain pesticides
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Good news that the Government is planning to end the use of toxic #neonicotinoid #pesticides that threaten vital pollinators. Despite being banned from general use in the UK, the use of neonicotinoids was authorised every year for the last four years in England via a process known as emergency authorisation. Bees and other pollinators are crucial to the agricultural economy with the economic benefits of pollination to crop production in the UK estimated at £500 million annually. https://lnkd.in/eh77heXX
Complete ban on bee killing pesticides moves forward
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A gel filled with nematodes has proven effective in safeguarding crops from pests, eliminating the need for harmful pesticides. These nematodes, typically unable to survive above ground, are the key component of this environmentally-friendly solution. #EcoFriendlyGel #Pesticides #Scitke
Eco-Friendly Gel Uses Worms Instead of Pesticides - Scitke
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https://lnkd.in/d3ewjYM9 "Several of this study’s findings highlight inadequacies in pesticide regulation. First, many non-insecticides kill insects. Farmers often avoid spraying insecticides when beneficial insects such as bees are active and instead spray late in the evening. They don’t usually worry about when they spray chemicals designed to target weeds and fungi. The new study suggests that it would be safer to assume that all pesticides can harm insects. Second, many non-insecticides killed few if any insects during the 16 hours for which they were exposed to them in this study, but many died in the following ten days. Clearly, only assessing short-term effects misses the total impact. Third, 57% of the pesticides tested affected the behaviour of insect larvae, including 382 non-insecticides, demonstrating that sublethal effects are widespread."
Pesticides: farming chemicals make insects sick at non-deadly doses – especially in hot weather
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A long read of a scientific article! Brilliant news though! The presence of multiple pesticide residues in vegetables has become an increasingly critical concern. Preferable would be a reduction of pesticide use in the first place, by adopting integrated pest management or organic methods of growing crops. Exploring test strips for simultaneous detection of pesticides in vegetables: https://lnkd.in/eeUz5Euz #pestmonitoring #pestmanagement #pesticides #researchanddevelopment #horticulture #agricultureandfarming
Novel time-resolved fluorescent-based multiplex immunochromatography test strip for simultaneous detection of pesticides in vegetables
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A gel filled with nematodes has proven effective in safeguarding crops from pests, eliminating the need for harmful pesticides. These nematodes, typically unable to survive above ground, are the key component of this environmentally-friendly solution. #EcoFriendlyGel #Pesticides #Scitke
Eco-Friendly Gel Uses Worms Instead of Pesticides - Scitke
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As the EPA works to streamline processes, two regulatory experts weigh in on the latest developments in crop protection. 📑 Robert Kiefer and Driss Benmhend discuss the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA 5), biopesticide testing, and the new bilingual labeling requirements for pesticide products. The final Herbicide Strategy released in 2024 aims to enhance efficiency while protecting endangered species. 🌿 Find out what this means for farmers and manufacturers in the coming years. 🌍 🔗 Full article here: https://ow.ly/yg2Q50Ujkry #Agribusiness #PlantHealth #CropProtection #Agrochemicals #Pesticides
Three Need-to-Know Facts About U.S. Regulations and ESA Update
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A gel filled with nematodes has proven effective in safeguarding crops from pests, eliminating the need for harmful pesticides. These nematodes, typically unable to survive above ground, are the key component of this environmentally-friendly solution. #EcoFriendlyGel #Pesticides #Scitke
Eco-Friendly Gel Uses Worms Instead of Pesticides - Scitke
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🚦#Pesticides Use🚦 Did you know that pesticides can kill if wrongly used? Well, I knew this from a tender age but it was evident at 8 years of age when my grandma committed suicide consuming some. 🟢🟢🟢 Pesticides (synthetic/organic) are meant to help in management of pests and diseases for optimum production of crops. However if wrongly used they have a potential of causing death. As an agronomist, 📢 please let the farmers know that: 📌 Part of their products consumers lives lies on their hands. How they grow theirs crops has an impact on their health too 🥙🥣. 📌 Reading and understanding the Pesticide Label before use is important. 🟠🟠🟠 Pesticide Label highlights 🍅 Preharvest Interval ✓ Observe the indicated PHI for effective management of pesticide residues in the produce. 🥦 ai ✓ Use pesticides with a different Active Ingredient in a sequence to control development of pesticide resistance among pests. 🟩 Appropriate protective clothing - PPE (use) ✓ To prevent exposure of the sprayer to pesticide during the application process. ♦️Toxicity levels ✓ Understand the color band - 🔴🟡🔵🟢 💧Rates of application - ✓Use the correct pesticides dilution rates. 🏞️ Adhere to the listed handling instructions /pictograms ✓ Environmental hazard and first aid measures 🌹Re-entry intervals observance - to protect lives from exposure to pesticides. In nutshell, let's use the pesticides correctly (if need there be) to preserve life. #agriculture #horticulture #floriculture #pesticides #environment #farmers #farming
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