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    of insecticide. When people use pesticide to kill insects it leads to problems because it would transfer from people to animals. Carson shows us when the earth is contaminated with pollution, it is going to take generation after generation to fix. When the chemicals were discovered to make pesticides it was founded by an accident. People started to use pesticides to kill insects, but the pesticide started to make people and animals to get sick or die. The pesticide would enter the body animals or

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    Pesticides can be defined as a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals. Although many individuals believe that the use of pesticides result in a positive impact, Rachel Carson’s, “The Obligation to Endure” refutes such beliefs as she discusses the harmful consequences of lethal chemicals being released into the environment. Although Carson however never truly comes out to state that “we should never use chemicals to kill insects no matter

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    Discovery of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) was a major achievement in chemistry in 1940s that proffers solution to the menace of pest invasion on agricultural farms at the time. However, this success was short lived when Rachael Carson published the book title “silent spring” in 1962 that calls the attention of the world to the detrimental effect of continuous application pesticides and it derivative compounds on human and the environment (Ref). World health organization (WHO) compiled fact sheet

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    IMPACT OF PESTICIDES ON MEALYBUG PARASITOID COCCIDOXENOIDES PERMINUTUS (TIMBERLAKE) (HYMENOPTERA: ENCYRTIDAE) Akshay Mahesh Bhosale Department of Agrochemicals and Pest Management, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, India. Email address: drambhosale@gmail.com Corresponding Address: Dr. Akshay Mahesh Bhosale Flat No. 402, Swami Sadan Apartment, Railkar Hospital road, Sambhaji Nagar, Loni-Kalbhor, Kadam-Wak Wasti, Pune-412201, Maharashtra, India. ABSTRACT: Coccidoxenoides perminutus

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    million tons of pesticides are used each year (Hicks, 2012). Pesticides are normally misused by people with little knowledge or care for their harmful effects. Without effective enforcement of regulations, pesticides are easily spread beyond their projected areas. According to research, the overuse of pesticides causes many human diseases, animal diseases, and disruptions in our ecosystem. Well defined regulations, along with consumer education, could limit the misuse of pesticides and protect our

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    Pesticides are the only toxic and hazardous substances released intentionally into our environment to kill living things. A pesticide is any substance used to kill, prevent, or control certain types of plant or animal life which is called pests. It includes pesticides, herbicides, insecticides , fungicides , disinfectants , and compounds used to control mice and rats. Because of the widespread use of agricultural chemicals in food production, people are exposed to low levels of pesticide residues

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    Historical Influences on Manufacturing Regulatory Practices: Pesticides Introduction Pesticides have been in use for centuries in homes and in agriculture. Poisonous chemicals such as arsenic and cyanide have been used with varying degrees of success in controlling insects and rodents. As time passed, chemistry and the improvement of industrial techniques have created many potent compounds which have useful applications both in agriculture and human health. However, developmental progress comes

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    homeowners are worried that mosquito control measures will also harm pollinators. In a study by the Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University, researchers found that mosquito control has minimal effects on honeybee health. As long as pesticides are used properly, pollinators will not be affected. Beekeepers and Scientists Join Forces For the study, local beekeepers worked with researchers at Louisiana University and the United States Department of Agriculture. Parts of the study were

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    exposed? 8 Exposure effects of Malathion on our health as humans and our environment depend on how much pesticide is present and the length and frequency of the exposure. This dependency would also include the consideration of the overall health of the people, or person, and the factors of the environment. Our consideration includes a population of 20,000 people and a timeline for application of June through August, 2016. Risk characterization: 6 What is the extra risk of health problems in the exposed

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    University What are the health effects that the pesticide exposure caused in humans? Pesticides are commonly used in agricultural production to prevent or control pests, diseases, and other plant pathogens maintain a high product quality. Even though, pesticides guideline is firm, to function with reasonable certainty and minimize the impact on human health and the environment, serious concerns have been raised about health risks resulting from pesticide exposure consume in food and drinking water,

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