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Pesticides
Pesticides
- the 'P' word - one that has become unfashionable nowadays, but an issue
that won't go away. By perusing the DropData pages, we hope you will appreciate
our view that biological control agents and other alternative techniques
remains the highly desirable, but success will require further research
investment. In the meantime we need true Integrated
Crop Management that includes better
pesticide application and judicious selection of existing
control agents. So, what is the case for using pesticides, and if
so where? This page gives some opinions and details about the characteristics
of the major pesticides classes:
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Insecticides
- Neuroactive:
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Fungicides
- Overview: Improving
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Herbicides
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Pesticides, useful links:
Agrochemical and Environmental News (WSU, USA)
The Alan Wood site (structures of active ingredients)
British Crop Production Council (publishers of the Pesticide Manual)
CropLife International (formerly GIFAP then GCPF)
Guidelines on pesticide use from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
The Pesticides Forum (hosted by the UK Government)