Pesticide Use and Land Management Lindsey Granger Rachel Mitchell Corey James Phetteplace

Controlling Pests  Grouped by type of pest they kill  Insecticide  Herbicide  Rodenticide  Bactericide  Fungicide  Larvicide  Pesticide treadmill

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)  Typical four tiered approach:  Set Action Threshold  Monitor and Identify Pests  Prevention  Control

Pesticide Pros  Prevents insect-transmitted diseases  Increase in food supply  Increase farmers’ profit  Quickly effective  Safe at times

Pesticide Cons  Accelerate genetic resistance  Farmers pay more for less  Counterproductive  Pollution  Circle of poison

Relevant Laws on Pesticides  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)  Pesticide usage regulations

Cont.  Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (2003)  Registration service fees  Antimicrobials  Biopesticides  Pollution prevention

Cont.  Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act  Authorizes EPA to set maximum pesticide levels used in food (and foodstuffs)  Also can exempt from requirement  Monitored by Food and Drug Association

Cont.  Food Quality Protection Act of 1996  Set tougher safety standards  Uniform requirements  Passed unanimously  Not risk/benefit  Pesticide must be studied/tested on for 15 years

Public/Federal Land Management  Current, designated areas:  Wildlife preserves  National Parks  Natural Land

Cont.  National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS)  Federally manages areas  Four different groups manage areas  Preserve primeval character of land

National Forest System  115 national forests and 22 national grasslands  US Forest Service

National Resource Lands  Bureau of Land Management  Used for mining, oil and gas extraction, and recreation

National Park System  National Park Service  58 major parks and 331 national areas