DO NOT USE PESTICIDES JUAN JOSE TOBON AND SANTIAGO BARRIGA

Components of the pesticides  Active ingredients are the chemicals in pesticide products that kill, control, or repel pests. For example, the active ingredients in a herbicide are the ingredient(s) that kill weeds. Often, the active ingredients make up a small portion of the whole product. Pesticide product labels include the name of each active ingredient and its concentration in the product.  The same active ingredient may be found in hundreds of pesticide products with different names.  Products with similar brand names may have different active ingredients.  Products with the same name and active ingredient(s) may have different concentrations.  Some active ingredients work on a broad spectrum of pests. Others are more targeted, killing only certain things.  There are families of active ingredients that work in the same basic way. Using active ingredients from different chemical families can slow the development of pesticide resistance.

Damage of pesticide on the environment  Since the publication of Rachel Carson’s landmark 1962 book Silent Spring, the impacts of pesticides on the environment have been well known. Pesticides are toxic to living organisms. Some can accumulate in water systems, pollute the air, and in some cases have other dramatic environmental effects. Scientists are discovering new threats to the environment that are equally disturbing.  Pesticide use can damage agricultural land by harming beneficial insect species, soil microorganisms, and worms which naturally limit pest populations and maintain soil health;  Weakening plant root systems and immune systems;  Reducing concentrations of essential plant nutrients in the soil such nitrogen and phosphorous.

Damage of pesticides in our body  Pesticides have been linked to a wide range of human health hazards, ranging from short-term impacts such as headaches and nausea to chronic impacts like cancer, reproductive harm, and endocrine disruption.  Pesticides can cause many types of cancer in humans. Some of the most prevalent forms include leukemia, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, brain, bone, breast, ovarian, prostate, testicular and liver cancers. In February 2009, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry published a study that found that children who live in homes where their parents use pesticides are twice as likely to develop brain cancer versus those that live in residences in which no pesticides are used.  or individuals suffering from MCS, the only way to relieve their symptoms is to avoid those substances that trigger adverse reactions. For some individuals, this can mean almost complete isolation from the outside world.

SOLUTION!  ORGANIC PESTICIDES: Unwanted insects and pests can destroy your garden. If you love to garden and you are concerned about the environment as well as your health, you would probably prefer to use natural or organic pesticides instead of products that include chemicals and toxins. There are many products that can repel insects and pests in your garden without polluting the earth or harming your health. Use organic pesticides for gardening by using natural products and repellents, and avoiding anything that contains chemicals or artificial ingredients.

Why is better use organic pesticides?  sing homemade organic pesticides is the BEST way to keep the bad bugs off your vegetables, and the fungus from their leaves that might otherwise destroy your vegetables. Spraying pesticides onto your vegetable garden and your food is NOT the best choice! You would kill all the good bugs like lady beatles and poison your home and vegetables.

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