Pesticide Usage in the U.S.: History, Benefits, Risks and Trends B 1121

Summary
Related

Authors

Keith S. Delaplane, Extension Entomologist

Availability

Removed as of Mar 12, 2009.

This publication is under review and is not currently available. Contact the author(s) for more information about this publication.

Summary

The purpose of this publication is to explain the nature of pesticides, their history, their benefits, their risks, the regulations in place to ensure their responsible use, and current trends in their use.

Publication Full Text

This publication has expired. If you have questions please contact this site's system administrator.

Related Publications

No related publications were found.

Related UGA Extension Sites

Pests

Related News Stories

New peanut entomologist set to start at UGA Tifton Campus - 6/5/13 UGA entomologists looking to collect cicada specimens - 6/4/13 Rainy weather brings leaf spot disease - 6/4/13 Understanding insect melanin crucial to developing better insect control practices - 5/30/13 Kudzu bugs use landscape plants as rest areas on their way to the kudzu patches - 5/30/13 The cool spring has kept mosquitoes at bay, but watch out this summer - 5/21/13 Early detection and persistence are the key to defeating Japanese beetles - 5/15/13 UGA-Tifton Campus holds annual Agricultural and Environmental Awareness Day - 5/10/13 USAID grant to fund global UGA peanut research - 5/3/13 AgrAbility helping farmers get back to work - 5/2/13