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07/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cost prohibitive AND completely ineffective: Weeds can no longer be controlled by herbicides, demanding new management strategies

The continued use of herbicides has given rise to weeds resistant to these chemicals, calling for the utilization of new weed management strategies. This was the conclusion that a multi-institutional team of researchers came to in their study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The study, a cooperative work among scientists from the University of […]

03/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

The security of our food and nutrition supply is compromised by pesticide residues, new science finds

The world is getting more connected by the minute – and with that comes our dependence on specific regions for certain food items. Take Brazil, for example. Thanks to its climate and geographical diversity, the country has slowly put its place on the map: What was once a country only known for sugar has become […]

03/15/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

How pesticide residues are compromising the supply of food, nutrition

Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo in Piracicaba, Brazil, conducted a study that reviewed the impact of pesticide use on food security and human health. Brazilian agribusiness is one of the major activities of the country’s economy and has significant contributions to the gross domestic product (GDP). In order to remain competitive in the […]

12/13/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Alachlor — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Alachlor is a selective systemic herbicide most commonly used on annual grasses and the broadleaf weeds that grow around peanuts, corns, and soybeans. This chemical works in two ways: first, alachlor impedes a plant’s ability to generate proteins essential to its growth; second, alachlor interferes with root elongation. Alachlor was one of the most widely […]

12/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cadusafos – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Cadusafos is an organophosphate insecticide and nematocide (pesticide to kill nematode worms). Though shown to be effective at controlling nematodes and soil-born insects, cadusafos has been banned from use in numerous countries. This is because cadusafos was found to be highly toxic to humans and non-target animals, and has a tendency to bioaccumulate. List of known […]

12/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Cartap — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Cartap, also known as cartap hydrochloride, is a thiocarbamate insecticide developed by Takeda Chemical Industries, now known as Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. According to Inchem.org, cartap is derived from nereistoxin, a naturally occurring insecticide isolated from the marine worms Lumbrinereis heteropoda and Lumbrinereis brevicirra. This chemical is notable for being “reasonably effective at controlling chewing and […]

12/05/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Dieldrin – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Dieldrin is an organochlorine insecticide that is structurally similar to Aldrin, another type of organochlorine insecticide. In its pure form, dieldrin is a mild-smelling white powder; technical-grade dieldrin, on the hand, is a tan-colored powder. Dieldrin was once extensively used on corn and cotton from the 1950s until the middle of the 1970s, and was […]

12/04/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Dicofol – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Dicofol is an organochloride insecticide known largely for being chemically related to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). This chemical is noted for being effective against the various types of mites that damage vegetable crops. Dicofol is equally notorious for being moderately toxic to mammals and for having a high tendency to bioaccumulate. These qualities have led to dicofol […]

12/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Dichlorvos – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Dichlorvos, also known as DDVP, is a synthetic, organic chemical most commonly used as an insecticide. This chemical doesn’t occur naturally and is instead manufactured. Creating dichlorvos usually involves producing a reaction between trimethyl phosphite and chloral ; dichlorvos can be created by heating up trichlorfon as well. In its purest form, dichlorvos appears to […]

12/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Naled — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impact

Naled is an organophosphate insecticide most commonly used to eliminate adult flying mosquitoes. This chemical works by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme that occurs primarily in cholinergic nerve endings and promotes acetylcholine hydrolysis. Essentially, naled interferes with the transmission of nerve signals. Mosquitoes absorb this chemical through their skin and, as a result, rapidly succumb to […]

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