PPT-Bio-pesticides & Bio Control Agents

S Y B Sc Microbiology Bacteria can infect human beings animals and plants They are pathogenic but sometimes this ability to infect is a boon There are some organisms that are pathogenic to insects pests and kill a wide variety of insects and can be used as Bio Control Agents. 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.. Human Health and the Environment. What is a Pesticide?. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for:. Preventing,. Destroying,. Repelling, or. Mitigating. PESTS!. What is a Pest?. 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.). Dr. Cora J. Young. Assistant Professor. Department of Chemistry. Memorial University. What are Pesticides?. Imadocloprid. DDT. Atrazine. Glyphosate . Trifluralin. Diverse chemical structures. Used to manage. – how we control their use (or don’t). 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. Give an estimate of the current world population.. Can you think of any problems caused by an increase in human population? . Food, oxygen and water.. Quick Question. 7,253,730,323 (in August 2014). Increased demand for food, increased pollution ……. Oceans and Atmosphere. Sharon Hook. | Senior Research Scientist. 2 August 2016. Modern use pesticides| Sharon.Hook@csiro.au. 2. |. Organophoshate. pesticides. malathion, parathion, . diazinon. , . 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. 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. Martin Donohoe. http://www.publichealthandsocialjustice.org. . http://www.phsj.org. . martindonohoe@phsj.org.  . Outline. Food, poverty, famine, and agriculture. Industry consolidation. Factory farms/agricultural antibiotics. Pesticides. M.Sc. II semester Zoology. PESTICIDES. Historical Background. A pesticide is any substance intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. . They are usually define according to the pest they are intended for: insecticides, fungicides, . . 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)..