In the US, all materials intended for sale and use as pesticides must be registered with the EPA. The process may be long, complex and expensive. It requires studies to be performed that indicate whether the material is effective against the intended pest and safe to use. During the registration process, a pesticide label is created which contains directions for the proper use of the material. Use inconsistent with the label is ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides active against higher level animal life forms, Pesticide - Repellents and attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides active against plants and lower level life forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of pesticides, Pesticide - Managing pest resistance, Pesticide - Continuing development of pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Higher Level Animal Life Forms, Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Plants and Lower Level Life Forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of Pesticides, Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance, Pesticide - Continuing Development of Pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Pesticides can present danger to consumers, bystanders, or workers during manufacture, transport, or during and after use. There is concern that pesticides used to control pests on food crops are dangerous to the consumer. These concerns are one reason for the organic food movement. Food crops, including many fruits and vegetables such as apples, celery, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, peppers, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach and strawberries may contain pesticide residues after being washed or peeled. Residues, permitted by ...

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Synergy or synergism most often refers to the phenomenon of two or more discrete influences or agents acting in common to create an effect which is greater than the sum of the effects each is able to create independently. The opposite of synergy is antagonism, the phenomenon where two agents in combination have an overall effect which is less than the sum of their individual effects. Synergy has origins as a theological term describing the cooperation of human effort with divine will. In the 1960s it was first used to describe supposed economies of scale in business, reappearing in the the 1990s as ...

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Synergy - Examples
Synergy - Drug Synergism Synergy - Combined Effects of Pests Synergy - Health Effects of Pesticides Synergy - Interacting Humans Synergy - Corporate Synergy Synergy - Computers and Humans Synergy - Quantity and Quality

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A cholinesterase inhibitor or anticholinesterase is a chemical that inhibits a cholinesterase enzyme from breaking down acetylcholine, so increasing both the level and duration of action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Anticholinesterases occur naturally as venoms and poisons, are used as weapons in the form of nerve agents, and are used medicinally to treat diseases such as myasthenia gravis and Alzheimer's disease, and as an antidote to anticholinergic poisoning. In myastheni ...

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In the US, all materials intended for sale and use as pesticides must be registered with the EPA. The process may be long, complex and expensive. It requires studies to be performed that indicate whether the material is effective against the intended pest and safe to use. During the registration process, a pesticide label is created which contains directions for the proper use of the material. Use inconsistent with the label is ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Higher Level Animal Life Forms, Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Plants and Lower Level Life Forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of Pesticides, Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance, Pesticide - Continuing Development of Pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Warfarin Warfarin (also known under the brand names of Coumadin® and Marevan®) is an anticoagulant medication that is administered orally. It is used for the prophylaxis of thrombosis and embolism in many disorders. Its activity has to be monitored by frequent blood testing for the international normalized ratio (INR). It is named for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Warfarin was originally developed as a rat poison, and is still widely used as such, although warfarin-resistant rats ...

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Warfarin - Mechanism of action Warfarin - Uses
Warfarin - Medical use Warfarin - Pesticide use
Warfarin - Source Warfarin - Advantages and disadvantages
Warfarin - Pharmacokinetics and antagonism Warfarin - Side effects Warfarin - Interactions and contraindications
Warfarin - Overdose Warfarin - History Warfarin - Other coumarins Warfarin - Notes

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DDT was the first modern pesticide and is arguably the most well known organic pesticide. It is a highly hydrophobic colorless solid with a weak, chemical odor that is nearly insoluble in water but has a good solubility in most organic solvents, fat, and oils. DDT is also known under the chemical names 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane and dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane ...

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DDT - Properties
DDT - Environmental impact
DDT - History
DDT - The U.S. ban of DDT DDT - International regulation of DDT
DDT - DDT and malaria DDT - Arguments for and against DDT

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Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. Bioremediation may be employed in order to attack specific contaminants, such as chlorinated pesticides that are degraded by bacteria, or a more general approach may be taken, such as oil spills that are broken down by the use of multiple techniques including the addition of nitrate and sulfate fertilizer to facilitate the decomposit ...

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Bioremediation - Monitoring bioremediation

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Agrichemical (or agrochemical), a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical refers to the broad range of pesticides (e.g. insecticides, herbicides, fungicides), but it may also include synthetic fertilizers, hormones and other chemical growth agents, and concentrated stores of raw animal manure. Most agrichemicals are toxic, and all agrichemicals in bulk storage pose significant environmental and/o ...

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An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertiliser (aerial topdressing); in this role they are referred to as "top dressers" or "crop dusters." Agricultural aircraft are also used for hydroseeding. The most common agricultural aircraft are fixed-wing, such as the Grumman Ag Cat, PAC Fletcher, or Rockwell Thrush Commander but helicopters are also used ...

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Pest resistance to a pesticide is commonly managed through pesticide rotation or tankmixing with other pesticides. Rotation involves alternating among pesticide classes with different modes of action to delay the onset of or mitigate existing pest resistance. Different pesticide classes may be active on different pest sites of action. The U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA or USEPA), for example, designates different classes of fungicides. Pesticide manufacturers may, on product labeling, require that no more than a specified number of co ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides active against higher level animal life forms, Pesticide - Repellents and attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides active against plants and lower level life forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of pesticides, Pesticide - Managing pest resistance, Pesticide - Continuing development of pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Mandrake may refer to: The plant Mandrake Mandrake (pesticide), a pesticide for wheat, commercialized by Bayer. Mandragoras, familiar demons (mandrakes). Leon Mandrake, magician (1911 - 1993). Mandrake the Magician, a comic strip character Mandrake Press. Tom Mandrake, a comic book artist - his web site - his biography The Mandrake, a play written by Niccolò Machiavelli. Mandrake, an album by Edguy, released in 2001. Mandriva L

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Weed is the generic word for a plant growing in a spot where it is not wanted. Weeds become of economic significance in connection with farming, where their presence may result in reduced crop yield when growing in fields and poison domesticated animals when growing on pasture land. Many weeds are short-lived annual plants, that normally take advantage of temporarily bare soil to produce another generation of seeds before the soil is covered over again by slower growth; with the advent of agriculture, with extensive areas of ploughed soil exposed every year, the opportuni ...

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Weed - Invasive species Weed - Weed control Weed - Plants that are often considered weeds

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Pest resistance to a pesticide is commonly managed through pesticide rotation or tankmixing with other pesticides. Rotation involves alternating among pesticide classes with different modes of action to delay the onset of or mitigate existing pest resistance. Different pesticide classes may be active on different pest sites of action. The U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA or USEPA), for example, designates different classes of fungicides. Pesticide manufacturers may, on product labeling, require that no more than a specified number of co ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Higher Level Animal Life Forms, Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Plants and Lower Level Life Forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of Pesticides, Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance, Pesticide - Continuing Development of Pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant after the cotton lint has been removed. It must be refined to remove gossypol, a naturally occurring toxin that protects the cotton plant from insect damage. Therefore, unrefined cottonseed oil is sometimes used as a pesticide. Cottonseed oil has no cholesterol and is very low in trans fatty acids. It is commonly used ...

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Pesticide - Repellents and attractants. Insect Attractants [6] Insect Repellents Bird Repellents [7] Mammal Repellents [8] ...

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Since before 500 BC, humans have used pesticides to prevent damage to their crops. The first known pesticide was sulfur. By the 15th century, toxic chemicals such as arsenic, mercury and lead were being applied to crops to kill pests. In the 17th century, nicotine sulfate was extracted from tobacco leaves for use as an insecticide. The 19th century saw the introduction of two more natural pesticides, pyrethrum which is derived from crysanthemums, and rotenone which is derive ...

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Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants. Insect Attractants [6] Insect Repellents Bird Repellents [7] Mammal Repellents [8] ...

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Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Higher Level Animal Life Forms, Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Plants and Lower Level Life Forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of Pesticides, Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance, Pesticide - Continuing Development of Pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US

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Organic food - Less toxic. Organic proponents cite evidence showing that certain chemicals used in conventional farming, including pesticides and herbicides, mimic hormones - usually estrogen - when inside a person. They claim that this is significant even at the minute levels that the average person is exposed to. The US government states that these chemicals are safe when used correctly, but proponents claim such tests are only done on healthy adults - and that it is instead childre ...

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Organic food, Organic food - Types of organic food, Organic food - Identifying organic food, Organic food - Legal definition, Organic food - Preservatives, Organic food - Claimed advantages over conventional farming, Organic food - Less toxic, Organic food - Energy and environmental, Organic food - Tastier, Organic food - Nutritional value, Organic food - GMO free, Organic food - Summary, Organic food - Related movements, Organic food - Facts and statistics

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