PPT-Pesticides

how we control their use or dont and why that matters to human and ecosystem health Warren Bell BA MD CM CCFP FCFP Past Founding President Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 no part m ay be reproduced without permission from the Australian Pesticides Veterinary Medicines Authority This Trade Advice Notice for Avenge PourOn Lousicide for Sheep APVMA Product Num  . PEST . CONTROL . IN AGRICULTURE. C. rop Protection. This course provides an holistic view on pest management, emphasizing the integration of different methods for maintaining pests, diseases and weeds below damaging levels, with the goal of minimizing the use of chemical pesticides that disrupt the environment. . What are pesticides, and how do they effect the environment and people if improperly used?. Pesticides. are substances intended for preventing, destroying and repelling insects, weeds, rodents and fungus.. Kelly Hammond. History. As early as 1000 BC mankind has attempted to control pests. The Greek poet Homer cited sulfur as an early insecticide.. The Chinese used arsenic as an insecticide by 900 AD.. By the mid-nineteenth century there began to be success using chemicals such as pyrethrum and Bordeaux mixture (copper sulfate, lime and water.). 1. History of Pesticides. The first pesticides developed 4500 years ago: crop dusting with elemental sulfur.. Modern pesticides. Main development/discovery period, 1870’s to 1945. . DDT first synthesized in 1874, used as a pesticide in 1939, became the most widely used pesticide in the world. . Pesticide . Management. A brief overview of Technical Guidelines . in support of the Code. Training Module. . Code of Conduct. Established in 1985, amended/revised in 1989, 2002 and 2013. It is a voluntary standard that covers all aspects of pesticide management and serves as a point of reference for governments and the pesticide industry . Matthew T. Martin, . Ph.D.. National Center for Computational Toxicology . Office of Research & Development. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. RTP, . NC 27711. Email: . martin.matt@epa.gov. 28 SHS. Augusta, ME 04333-0028. 207-287-7545. gary.fish@maine.gov. I am not here to defend or indict pesticides. I will try to outline the latest research findings. I am not a bee or CCD expert by any means. Gary Fish. Maine Board of Pesticides Control. gary.fish@maine.gov . 287-2731. May only use pesticides registered by Maine BPC. A . registered . dispensary or primary caregiver . may not use a pesticide on marijuana . 28 State House Station. Augusta ME 04333-0028. (207)287-2731. pesticides@maine.gov. What are . p. esticides?. Bleaches, . Lysol. , pine oil . Weed & Feed, . Roundup. Rat & mouse baits . Plant disease controls. Pesticides and the Environment Kelly Hammond History As early as 1000 BC mankind has attempted to control pests. The Greek poet Homer cited sulfur as an early insecticide. The Chinese used arsenic as an insecticide by 900 AD. . GHULAM MURTAZA. Department of Soil And Environmental Sciences, UCA, University of Sargodha. . Pesticide. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing , destroying , repelling , or mitigating any pest.. chemical, . natural. or . human-made. , that is designed to kill another . organism.. Definitions. . Using that broad . definition. There . are . hundreds . of thousands of pesticides in the natural environment. . centER. . national hospital – . srI. . lanka. What is a Pesticide?. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to kill , destroy , repel or prevent the growth and development of a living organism.(a pest)..