PESTICIDES AND

FERTILIZERS
AGENDA
• INTRODUCTION
• SOURCES OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS
• HOW PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS AFFECT HUMAN
• HOW TO REDUCE ITS EFFECTS
• FUTURE TRENDS
 INTRODUCTION
FERTILIZERS ARE MAN-MADE, SUCH AS UREA, SINGLE SUPER PHOSPHATE, AND
MURATE OF POTASH. FERTILIZERS ARE PLANT NUTRIENTS THAT ARE ADDED TO
SOIL TO PROMOTE GROWTH. THEY CAN HELP CROPS BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE
BY:

STIMULATING CROP GROWTH

IMPROVING WATER RETENTION CAPACITY

BOOSTING AERATION
PREVENTING DISEASES
PESTICIDES ARE SUBSTANCES THAT KILL OR CONTROL PESTS, USUALLY
INSECTS. THEY ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN USED AS A PREVENTATIVE
MEASURE, PREVENTING PESTS FROM REACHING PLANTSPESTICIDES ARE USED
TO PROTECT CROPS FROM PESTS, WEEDS, AND DISEASES. THEY CAN ALSO HELP
GENERATE HIGHER YIELDS, SAVE ON LABOR COSTS, AND REDUCE THE RISKS
SOURCE OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS
• FERTILIZERS BOOST CROP YIELDS, BUT THEIR EXCESSIVE USAGE
HAS HARDENED THE SOIL, REDUCED FERTILITY, STRENGTHENED
INSECTICIDES, POLLUTED AIR AND WATER, AND EMITTED
GREENHOUSE GASES, CREATING HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
RISKS.
• MOST OF THE FERTILIZER APPLIED TO THE SOIL IS WASHED AWAY
OR BROKEN DOWN BY BACTERIA, RELEASING THE STRONG
GREENHOUSE GAS NITROUS OXIDE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
• SOIL, WATER, AND AIR POLLUTION, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO NON-
TARGET CREATURES SUCH AS PLANTS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, FISH,
AND CROPS, ARE THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH PESTICIDES
HUMAN HEALTH AFFECTS
 RISK REDUCTION
USE NON-CHEMICAL METHODS

CONSIDER USING NON-TOXIC METHODS TO CONTROL INSECTS IN YOUR

HOME AND GARDEN.

REDUCE EXPOSURE

BUY ORGANIC AND LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE, AND WASH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES BEFORE EATING. YOU CAN ALSO PEEL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,
AND DISCARD OUTER LEAVES OF LEAFY VEGETABLES.

REDUCE USE

CHOOSE THE LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVE, AND APPLY THE AMOUNT

INTENDED BY THE TREATMENT AREA. AVOID APPLYING PESTICIDES ON
PAVED SURFACES, NEAR STORM DRAINS, SURFACE WATERS, AND DRINKING
WATER WELLS.
USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS DESCRIBED ON THE

LABEL, AND STORE IT AWAY FROM LIVING SPACES. NEVER
SMOKE, DRINK, OR EAT WHILE HANDLING PESTICIDES.

MIX PESTICIDES OUTDOORS

MIX OR DILUTE PESTICIDES OUTDOORS IN A WELL-

VENTILATED AREA.

FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS

CAREFULLY FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS, AND AVOID
SPLASHING, SPILLING, LEAKS, SPRAY DRIFT, AND
CONTAMINATION OF CLOTHING.
 FUTURE TRENDS

MICROBIAL BIOPESTICIDES
THESE ARE PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT OF THE
BIOPESTICIDES MARKET. MICROBIAL PESTICIDES CAN BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE
FOR CONVENTIONAL PESTICIDES WHEN THEIR USE IS PROHIBITED.
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
THIS APPROACH COMBINES BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, HOST PLANT RESISTANCE,
AND FARMING PRACTICES TO REDUCE THE USE OF PESTICIDES. IT’S
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, SUSTAINABLE, AND CAN REDUCE COSTS.
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