1. PESTICIDES

2. A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substance used to kill a pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance or a biological agent.

3. LIST OF PESTS Algaecides - for the control of print. Otricides - for the control of prine. Herbicides - for the control of weeds. Miticides - for the control of mites. Viruscides - for the control of viruses.

4. USES Used to control harmful organisms like mosquitoes, bees, wasps, or that can cause allergic reaction. Prevent sickness in humans that could be caused by mould food or diseased produce Used in grocery stores and food storage facilitate to manage rodents and insects that infest food such as grain.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT Causes water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, It affects many other things like species, air, bottom sediments and food, plants etc. Cause of depletion of ozone layer Some pesticides contribute to global warming

6. HEALTH EFFECTS Pests can present changes to consumers bystanders, or workers during manufacture, transport or during and after use. Causes illness.

7. COMSUMERS Pesticides are used to kill pests on food crops but are dangerous to people who consume those foods. These concerns are one reason for the organic food movement. Fresh fruits and vegetabl es Num ber of samp les analy zed Samp les with resid ues detec ted Perce nt of samp les with detec tion Differ ent pesti cides detec ted Differ ent resid ues detec ted Total resid ue detec tion apples 7747279833412,61 9 litters 7436578847571,98 5 pear 7416438731351,30 9 Orange juice 18693503394

8. ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES BIOLOGICAL CONTROL of pests can reduce the consumption of pesticides to minimum. The eggs of pests can be destroyed by the MECHANICAL METHOD. CHEMOSTERLIZATION technique has been adopted.

9. CONCLUSION Use of pesticides should be at minimum level. Biological control methods should be practiced. Thus, environment can be saved from agrochemical pollution.

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