PESTICIDES

"PESTICIDES" is a plural of: pesticide.

Date "PESTICIDES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references)

Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: PESTICIDES

Crosswords: PESTICIDES

References

• Insecticides and Pesticides in Pakistan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

• Pesticides in Spain: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

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Books

• Degradation of Pesticides, Desication & Defoliation, Ach-Receptors as Targets (reference)

• Development of laboratory methods for testing effects of chemicals and pesticides on Collembola and earthworms = Entwicklung von Labormethoden zur Prüfung der Wirkung von chemischen Stoffen und Pflanzenschutzmitteln auf Collembolen und Regenwürmer (reference)

• Defusing the Toxics Threat: Controlling Pesticides and Industrial Waste (reference)

• Sites of Action for Neurotoxic Pesticides (Acs Symposium Series, Vol 356) (reference)

• Pesticides, Pollutants, Fertilizers and Trees: Their Role in Forests and Amenity Woodlands (Forestry Series) (reference)

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Periodicals

• Northwest Coalition For Alternatives To Pesticides Membership (reference)

• New York Coalition For Alternatives To Pesticides Membership (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The eastern brown pelican has made a remarkable comeback after facing near extinction in the 60's due to the effects of pesticides. Still classified as threatened in South Carolina, pelicans nest on remote beaches and feed in the estuaries and nearshore coastal areas. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Spot spraying problem weeds is the preferred method of weed control rather than general application of pesticides over the entire yard. Spot spraying is a practice also used on farms. Credit: Lynn Betts.

A constructed wetland improves water quality by reducing sediment, nutrients and pesticides in runoff. Credit: Martin Pena.

Using Global Position System equipment on farm for precision application of fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides. Northern Louisiana. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Sacks and drums of pesticides are neatly stored in a warehouse. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Be Safe With Pesticides. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Acceptable Daily Intake! : Food Additives And Pesticides Should Be Used With Care. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

See the EPA website
 for detailed answers to the questions about pesticides used for mosquito control. (references)

Tick populations have also been effectively suppressed through the application of pesticides to residential properties. (references)

In addition, because farmers use the same pesticides on their crops as those used against malaria vector mosquitoes, the problem of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes is growing. (references)

Business

In 1999, China imported $2,248 million pesticides. (references)

Currently, China mainly uses environmentally harmful and unhealthy pesticides. (references)

High efficiency, low toxicity pesticides have strong market prospects in China. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

Ukraine will need to rely on imported chemical compounds to meet the demand for pesticides. (references)

Liberia

As agricultural production increases in Liberia, the market for pesticides and chemical fertilizers should also increase. (references)

Kenya

B. AGRICULTURE SUPPORT: Investment opportunities exist in seed production, manufacture of sprayers and pesticides, veterinary services, and installation of irrigation systems and services to enhance production of industrial crops such as oil seeds, barley, tobacco, sugar cane and peanuts. (references)

Political Economy

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

These include poultry, fish, oils and fats, motor vehicles, cigarette papers, small ships and boats, and pesticides. (references)

UKRAINE

Goods that need licenses include medicines, pesticides, and some industrial chemical products. (references)

THE BAHAMAS

In 1998, the Bahamian government eliminated customs duties for computer software, discs and computer tapes, farming pesticides, jewelry manufacturing items and various medical items, which also benefited from a reduction in stamp levies from 7 percent to 2 percent. (references)

Trade

Argentina

For pesticides and other contaminants, pesticide tolerances are regulated by the CAA, which is based on the Codex Alimentarius (FAO/OMS). (references)

China

English-language versions of the new regulations and other rules about food additives, such as Food Laws, Labeling Requirements, Food Additives Regulations, Pesticides and other Contaminants, Organic "Green" Food Standards, and Copyright/Trademark, will be obtained in the Food & Agricultural Import Regulations & Standards Report (FAIRS). (references)

Ecuador

Prohibited imports include used clothing, used tires, used shoes, used vehicles (with certain exceptions as previously notes), certain pesticides, certain epoxies and esters, reptile hides, worked ivory and articles of ivory. (references)

Worker Rights

Mexico

Allegations have been made that workers, including young children accompanying them, have been exposed to pesticides and other chemicals. (references)

Belize

Banana farm owners slowly continue to move the housing they provide for their workers away from the fields where poisonous pesticides are sprayed. (references)

Brazil

These activities, which include cutting sugar cane, applying pesticides, and driving tractors, now are prohibited to all workers under 18. ILO Convention 182 entered into force in February. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Italian

Fitofarmaci. (various references)

Pig Latin

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Misspellings

"PESTICIDES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: pecticide, pectinids, pesicide, pestacides, pesticodes, piscicide. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: pesticide.

-2 letters: despites, discepts, sidestep, spiciest.

-3 letters: cesspit, deceits, deistic, deities, depicts, despise, despite, diciest, discept, dissect, eidetic, pieties, septics, species.

-4 letters: cessed, citied, cities, deceit, deices, deists, depict, desist, dieses, diesis, ecesis, edicts, espied, espies, iciest, peised, peises, pieced, pieces, pissed, pistes, pitied, pities, seised, septic, specie, speeds, speise, spiced, spices, spited, spites.

+3 letters: disrespecting.

+4 letters: appendicitises, redescriptions.

+5 letters: descriptiveness, pseudoscientist.