Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs
Our program sponsors, past and present, include: Apple Computer, Aqumix, CWC Chemical, Edison Electric Institute, Dupont, Federal Aviation Administration, FMC Corporation, IBM, IR-4 Project, North Carolina State ... [... more]
vtpp.ext.vt.edu |
National Pesticide Information Center
For health care providers: Check out the NPIC Medical Case Profiles ... [... more]
npic.orst.edu |
Pesticides
The use of pesticides helps prevent crop loss and potential human disease. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are currently more than 865 registered pesticides. Less than half of those are used to protect our food supply. ... [... more]
University of Maryland |
Impact of Pesticides on Farmer Health and the Rice ...
 The book covers the various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behavior, degradation, and impacts in wetland ricefields, and presents the results of surveys conducted in the Philippines and Thailand. It includes both bibliographic reviews and ... [... more]
$299.00
Amazon.com |
Pesticides On Fruits And Vegetables
To help protect yourself and your family from pesticides on fruits and vegetables, remove the outer leaves of leafy vegetables and then rinse the vegetables. Peel hard-skinned produce, or rinse it with lots of warm ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
Answering Questions About Pesticides
If you like to get your information on the web, and you are looking for a source of objective, science-based information about pesticides written for the non-expert, then the EXTOXNET (EXTension TOXicology NETwork) ... [... more]
University of Illinois Extension |
Pesticides: Gulf War Illnesses Series: A Review of the ...
This report summarizes the scientific literature on 12 of the 35 pesticides that are likely to have been used during the Persian Gulf War. Where possible, it focuses on known pesticide exposures or doses and related health outcomes that may be relevant ... [... more]
$15.00
Amazon.com |
Clemson University Pesticide Information Program
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or ... [... more]
entweb.clemson.edu |
Apply Pesticides Safely
Pesticide is the general term used to describe any chemical used to control insects, fungus or weeds. More specific terms for control are insecticide, herbicide or fungicide. Most pesticides are applied using a garden sprayer. Here is the safe ... [... more]
eHow |
Pesticides Exposure During Pregnancy
Almost all toxins used in pesticides are compounds that are naturally present in plants. Although they sound healthier, the terms organic and natural are not synonyms for better or safer. All chemicals, including natural chemicals, have the ... [... more]
American Pregnancy Association |
High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide
This guide is intended to provide current effective management options for insect and other arthropod pests, and for plant pathogens affecting all major field crops grown in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Western ... [... more]
highplainsipm.org |
Pesticides
Frequently used household pesticides are sprays or fogs, and in some cases it is advisable to leave the house for a few hours while the chemical works. Some of these penetrate into the cracks and crevices of the house where insects nest. Others ... [... more]
Ace Hardware |
