Insecticides
Chemicals that are usedto kill that are pests.
1st Generation
mixtures containing
- lethal to both bugs AND humans
Plants are a “natural” place to look for insecticides because they
thorns
spines
poisons
sensitive plant
DDT was banned in Canada in & in the U.S.in 1972, but it isstill being used in some countries (e.g.- ).
To cope with these problems, which it had itself created, the
World Health Organization was obliged to parachute into Borneo.
Doctors are usually cautious about prescribing for the same reason. (i.e.- Some disease-causing bacteria have become resistant to all known .)
Many synthetic chemicals, including pesticides, mimic the action of the female sex hormone & may be causing in adolescents.
Bisphenol A
The province of Ontario banned the use of (pesticides that non-essential or used to improve the appearanceof lawns, gardens, & trees) in .
There are exceptions for agriculture, forestry, the promotion of public health or safety (e.g.- to control plants that are poisonousto the touch, such as ; insects that bite, sting, are venomous or are disease carrying, like mosquitoes; and animals, insects or plants that may cause damage to a structure or infrastructure, such as ), and .
The is one of North America's most devastating forest pests.
Both Toronto & Mississsauga have carried out to control this pest.
Go Native!
Native plants are adapted to the conditions here. They are & than introduced species. Put away those pesticide & fertilizer bottles & turn off the sprinkler!
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