Environment
- What are the benefits of pesticides?
- Insecticides and herbicides are used to protect crops from pests. However insects and weeds also play an important role in the natural ecosystem. What is the industry doing to protect the balance between modern crop protection practices and the environment?
- Current increased acreage for biofuel crops is contributing to increased prices for food. How exactly can pesticides play a role?
- What is the industry doing to find safer and more sustainable alternatives for pest control?
- Supporters of traditional solutions for pest control say that farmers can use pheromone traps, predator insects, etc instead of pesticides. Will these have comparable results?
- Organic farming protects the environment
- Farmers do not care about the environment when they are spraying
- Chemicals like pesticides have poisoned our drinking water and made tap water unsafe to drink
