| 单词 | pesticide |
| 例句 | As applications of pesticides continue and the virtually indestructible residues continue to build up in the soil, it is almost certain that we are heading for trouble. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In it, she warned of the dangers of pesticides like DDT. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Along with destroying breeding areas, adult mosquito populations were also attacked with the widespread use of the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, better known as DDT, much of it sprayed from planes. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z One of the earliest pesticides associated with cancer is arsenic, occurring in sodium arsenite as a weed killer, and in calcium arsenate and various other compounds as insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Endrin, always one of the most deadly of the pesticides, killed half the shrimp at a concentration of only half of one part per billion. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The fiddler crab is not the only creature of tidal marsh and estuary to be threatened by pesticides; others of more obvious importance to man are endangered. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Although the Food and Drug Administration permits no residues of pesticides in milk, its restrictions are not only inadequately policed but they apply solely to interstate shipments. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Do pesticides represent a threat to the shrimp fisheries and to the supply for the markets? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps plants that are sprayed with man- made pesticides don’t bother to produce much of their own. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Instead of toxic pesticides, crops are sprayed with natural substances, like BT, a pesticide made from a common soil bacteria. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It doesn’t include the cost to the environment from manure, pesticide, and fertilizer pollution. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Food and Drug Administration, although frowning on the presence of any pesticide residues in milk, has little authority in this situation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z DDT, methoxychlor, malathion, phenothiazine, and various dinitro compounds are among the numerous pesticides that have been found to inhibit one or more of the enzymes concerned in the cycle of oxidation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t mites ruining them, it was pesticides or terrible weather. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Naylor’s farm is one link in a chain that includes fossil fuels, artificial fertilizer, pesticides, heavy machinery, feedlots, antibiotics, and processing plants. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There is no reason why it should not serve as a warning that it is no longer sensible to take the “calculated risk” of saturating our environment with pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As yet there has been no comprehensive study aimed at testing the mutagenic effects of pesticides as such. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The whole problem of pesticide poisoning is enormously complicated by the fact that a human being, unlike a laboratory animal living under rigidly controlled conditions, is never exposed to one chemical alone. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the less than two decades of their use, the synthetic pesticides have been so thoroughly distributed throughout the animate and inanimate world that they occur virtually everywhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The refuge manager believes that pesticide residues are now building up in the waters of these refuges, being conveyed there by return irrigation flow from heavily sprayed agricultural lands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Yet we are allowing pesticides to enter them via the rivers and by direct spraying over bordering marshlands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When the public protests, confronted with some obvious evidence of damaging results of pesticide applications, it is fed little tranquilizing pills of half truth. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Yet, as we shall see, the invasion of streams, ponds, rivers, and bays by pesticides is now a threat to both recreational and commercial fishing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A Who’s Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The crowbar to wreck the wheels of oxidation can be supplied by any of a number of chemicals commonly used as pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In terms of evidence gained from animal experiments we shall see that five or possibly six of the pesticides must definitely be rated as carcinogens. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I know the dinner I prepared contained little or no pesticides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z By comparing their numbers each year, the counters could tell whether or not their efforts to ban pesticides and pass laws protecting the birds were working. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When I looked up, I saw a crop duster plunging his little plane over a field of growing things, behind him a cloud of pesticides parachuting out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was sprayed onto fruit as a pesticide in the form of lead arsenate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z These are by no means the only known carcinogens among pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Although the Second World War marked a turning away from inorganic chemicals as pesticides into the wonder world of the carbon molecule, a few of the old materials persist. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The pesticide threat to fishes may be divided into three parts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The problem of water pollution by pesticides can be understood only in context, as part of the whole to which it belongs — the pollution of the total environment of mankind. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It is not possible to add pesticides to water anywhere without threatening the purity of water everywhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They died because they had eaten earthworms that had already concentrated the pesticides in their tissues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But efforts were made to have carcasses collected for examination, and of the birds analyzed, all but one contained pesticide residues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z At present our answers to these questions are for the most part only conjectures, but there is growing concern about the role of pesticide pollution in estuaries, salt marshes, bays, and other coastal waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Maybe I’m being affected by the pesticide residual. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Because these small amounts of pesticides are cumulatively stored and only slowly excreted, the threat of chronic poisoning and degenerative changes of the liver and other organs is very real. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z An example of a carcinogen belonging to the group of new, organic pesticides is a chemical widely used against mites and ticks. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There’s the natural gas in the fertilizer and the fossil fuel energy it takes to make the pesticides, the diesel used by the tractors, and the fuel needed to harvest, dry, and transport the corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The sudden illness or death of farmers, spraymen, pilots, and others exposed to appreciable quantities of pesticides are tragic and should not occur. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We are told that the enormous and expanding use of pesticides is necessary to maintain farm production. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For adult mollusks there is apparently less danger of direct poisoning, at least by some of the pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly contaminate our world. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They sell the pesticides and fertilizer to the farmers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Milk is one of the few foods in which no pesticide residues are permitted by Food and Drug Administration regulations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The other set was grown conventionally with chemical fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The reports differ in detail, but always repeat the theme of death to wildlife in the wake of pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As ground and surface waters are contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals, there is danger that not only poisonous but also cancer-producing substances are being introduced into public water supplies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Measured by the standards established by Warburg, most pesticides meet the criterion of the perfect carcinogen too well for comfort. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Within the period covered by the rise of modern pesticides, the incidence of leukemia has been steadily rising. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Many chemicals used as pesticides — herbicides as well as insecticides — belong to this group of substances that have the ability to damage the chromosomes, interfere with normal cell division, or cause mutations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Yet pesticides may well destroy substantial quantities of plankton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The Goodmans estimate that this has eliminated some 270,000 pounds of pesticide and 8 million pounds of petrochemical fertilizer that would otherwise have been applied to those fields. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was inevitable that serious destruction of fishes would follow the widespread use of the new organic pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z First it was DDT and other pesticides that killed the great peregrines, he mused. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z That cost includes things like fertilizer, seed, pesticide, and gas for the tractor and combine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A recent review of the subject contained references to 215 papers reporting or discussing unfavorable upsets in the balance of insect populations caused by pesticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The organic food in stores like Whole Foods is organic because it is grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Bees exposed to a new type of pesticide known as neonicotinoids exhibit confusion and odd behavior. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The bird had been eliminated by DDT and pesticides in much of the United States in the forties, fifties, and sixties. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Where do pesticides fit into the picture of environmental disease? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “They spray the grounds with pesticides and stuff.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A liver damaged by pesticides is not only incapable of protecting us from poisons, the whole wide range of its activities may be interfered with. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z There are farmworkers in South America who protest the use of dangerous pesticides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There are no pesticides, no artificial fertilizer, no pollution, and no extra waste. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It also keeps some of that country’s land free from pesticides or chemical fertilizer. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba went into town and returned weighed down with pesticides in every form known to man—powders, liquids, and pills—which he sprayed and sprinkled everywhere. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And what of the many other pesticides that interfere with cell division, break chromosomes, cause mutations? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The activities of the Food and Drug Administration in the field of consumer protection against pesticides are severely limited by two facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was grown without the help of fossil fuels, pesticides, or chemical fertilizers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Still other pesticides will be added as we include those whose action on living tissues or cells may be considered an indirect cause of malignancy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The cause is yet unknown, but there is speculation linking it to pesticides, fungicides, mites, and parasites. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They were intermittently abundant in the sprawling camp, which used few pesticides, relied on human waste as fertilizer, and supplied no water for cleaning privies or taking baths. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z This, it is worth emphasizing, is one of the great blank spots in pesticide research everywhere. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We know that pesticides contained in runoff from farms and forests are now being carried to the sea in the waters of many and perhaps all of the major rivers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z State and county officials are under no compulsion to follow the federal pesticides tolerances unless local laws happen to conform — and they seldom do. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Unlike Mr. Giboulot, who said he would treat his vines with natural pesticides if they were truly threatened, Mr. Bellotti is dead set against them. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In the U.S., cotton ranks third after corn and soybeans as the crop that requires the most pesticides in its production. What will it take for farmers to grow more organic cotton? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “It’s pesticide and herbicide free, with debris piles left for birds and invertebrates,” she says. Want to help birds? Keep the cat indoors 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Borate was registered with the federal government as a pesticide in 1948, but it was discounted as an effective wood preservative for many decades because it is water-soluble. Two enemies of outdoor wooden sculptures: Rain and sun 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Stop aerial spraying of drug crops with toxic pesticides. Medical experts call for global drug decriminalisation 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z For a generation at least, environmentalists have been railing against the lawn for its addiction to scarce water, to polluting fertilizers and to life-killing pesticides. National Arboretum’s “Grass Roots”: A brighter future for the lawn Neonics raise pesticide concerns for bees “to a new level,” he said. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z For 14 years, she ran a large and perfectly conventional vegetable garden, applying chemical fertilizers and pesticides and having a man come by in spring to plow it up. More vegetables, less work: Lessons from the mother of mulch 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Back in the 1990s, French beekeepers noticed their bees dying in unprecedented numbers and they connected it to a then-new pesticide used in sunflowers, imidacloprid. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z Even though the UN Food and Agriculture Organization provides guidance on the use of pesticides by legacy British tea companies like Finlays, "Pesticides are regularly used on tea plantations," says Huq. An exploration of the wonderful world of teas 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Fairtrade International certification, on the other hand, supports minimum prices, as well as social and environmental standards, including the banning of exploitative child labor, dangerous pesticides and GMO seeds. 5 things you should know before buying a chocolate bar 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Cooking techniques, such as boiling and steaming, can also reduce pesticide residue. Fruit and vegetables: Is it better to peel them? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z What could be happening in our food supply for the difference in pesticide levels to narrow so markedly? Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z A vacuum cleaner is an effective way of dealing with them without using pesticides. The small city farm: An oasis in food deserts, during the pandemic and beyond 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Plenty of regular produce isn’t “dirty” — or laden with pesticides — enough to warrant paying top dollar for organic versions, anyway. 17 Simple Ways to Save Money Around the House 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z For the past few years, consumer and environmental groups have started testing for glyphosate in food, because, while the government routinely tests foods for a variety of pesticides, it does not regularly test for glyphosate. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Leave your shoes at the front door or cover them with the inn’s neoprene booties, so as not to track in pesticide residue and other pollutants. 2010-02-06T03:05:00Z Because the climate is controlled, and there’s no soil to harbor pests or disease, indoor farming requires few pesticides. Will indoor, vertical farming help us feed the planet — or hurt it? 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The nation is the third-largest consumer of pesticides in the world, after the United States and Japan. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z And avoid pesticides, which poison other wild neighbors and travel up the food chain to birds like owls and hawks. A concise guide to birding in your own backyard 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z “Blame for the crisis falls on broad biodiversity threats like habitat loss and climate change, as well as insect-specific challenges from light pollution and the rampant use of pesticides,” Thor Hanson writes in his review. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z But in December, he won a long court battle granting him the right to refuse a government order to spray a pesticide named Pyrevert on his vines. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Calif. to ban a pesticide, citing effects on infants: “Utter failure.” Style Invitational Week 1335: Put it in Bee-verse! Or . . . 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z If you've sprayed a tree with a pesticide, the fallen leaves from that tree are not something you want to use as mulch around your vegetable garden and other edibles. How much mulch is too much mulch? 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z She documented how pesticides, particularly DDT, killed insects and then worked their way into the natural world; a "silent spring" is what she imagined would come of a future without birds -- and worse. Google Doodle honors Rachel Carson, author and environmentalist 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z A major issue the European report addresses is the synergy between pesticides and diseases or parasites. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z No matter how many pesticides you use, if you get the wrong weather conditions or you get an infestation of aphids or whatever, you're smaller than nature. Foals on Holy Fire: 'We were inspired by voodoo' 2013-04-25T17:11:02Z When the pesticide is mixed into sweet or fatty bait they like, foraging ants carry bits back to the nest and share it with their mates. The trick to getting rid of ants for good (it’s not a spray) 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Martin Sheen plays Warren Anderson, the boss of Union Carbide, the company that operated the pesticide factory that leaked a deadly fog over the city. Martin Sheen on new Bhopal film 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z About risk to pollinators, he says, “I would need data that shows no effect” before a pesticide got the green light. In a fight between environmentalists and farmers, the bees lose. And that stings. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z That production system relies on heavy use of pesticides and farming practices that are detrimental to the environment. About to go shopping for heirloom tomatoes? Here's no-nonsense advice from a real-life tomato expert 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The EWG's "Clean Fifteen" lists vegetables like sweet corn, onions, frozen peas, broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms as having some of the lowest levels of pesticide residue. Thanksgiving's more expensive than ever — now what? 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z MacMillan were named as laureates of the Nobel Prize for chemistry Wednesday for finding an easier and environmentally cleaner way to build molecules that can be used to make compounds, including medicines and pesticides. Nobel panel to announce 2021 prize for literature 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z He envisions growing crops in indoor areas more concentrated than farm fields, and herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers wouldn't be used. 'Vertical Farm' envisions tall future for farming 2010-10-28T10:01:00Z The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, sponsored by the Wine Institute, a trade association, helps wineries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by limiting use of pesticides and fertilizers, especially nitrogen. Is the wine in your glass friendly to the environment? There soon will be new ways to know. 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Two Washington growers had been fined for using illegal pesticides and regulators in Colorado had recalled several batches over similar concerns. Marijuana millionaires cashing in on cannabis legalisation 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The antibiotic-, pesticide- and hormone-free meat is dried, lightly seasoned and pleasantly chewy. Dine Like Plato, Try Buffalo Jerky, Celebrate Mexican Independence 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Beekeepers on both sides of the Atlantic worry that even at sublethal doses, pesticides harm bees’ immune systems. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z He was a champion of what is now known as “natural” wine, made without the use of pesticides and herbicides and often featuring a degree of funkiness some people consider faults, but others consider character. Raise a glass to mark the recent passing of three wine visionaries 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Some people peel fruit and veg because they are concerned about pesticides on the surface. Fruit and vegetables: Is it better to peel them? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It requires less water, fertilizer and pesticides, and it doesn’t need mowing as often. Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z “Last year, nearly 70 percent of conventionally grown produce was contaminated with pesticide residues,” says Undurraga. There are 2,000 untested chemicals in packaged foods — and it’s legal 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Or, instead of altering your soil to grow specific varieties of flowers, choose native blooms that will thrive without any amendments or pesticides. So, what is ungardening anyway? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z They are creatures to be smacked off an arm, stomped with a foot or, in the extreme, obliterated with pesticides. Can Art Help Save the Insect World? 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It happened again, he says, when he submitted a paper to his supervisors early last year, describing how clothianidin — another form of neonic pesticide — harms monarch butterflies. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z He also wants “regulators not captured by the industries they regulate”: Corporate influence, he says, plays too large a role in the pesticide approval process. In a fight between environmentalists and farmers, the bees lose. And that stings. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Biodynamic wine is naturally fermented and free from chemical preservatives, additives and pesticides. The Glowing Bride, Courtesy of Papayas and Wild Salmon 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The most effective remedies for bedbugs often don’t involve pesticides. Many companies advertise ‘green’ pest control. But is it possible? And does it work? 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z These varieties are more likely to survive stress and require less fertilizer and pesticide. National Arboretum’s “Grass Roots”: A brighter future for the lawn The title track contains a dull instrumental preamble followed by a typical word salad: “Spray pesticide,” and “Self-entitled portrait,” and “Forever is for everyone else.” New Music: ‘Bankrupt,’ by Phoenix, and ‘The Beat,’ by Boney James 2013-04-22T22:07:35Z I am mindful of the harmful effects of lawn pesticides, and I am vigilant about minimizing their exposure. Animal Doctor: Dog’s discomfort triggers compulsive behavior 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z If the film doesn’t directly blame colony collapse disorder on pesticides, it implies a strong connection. Movie Review: ‘More Than Honey,’ a Documentary by Markus Imhoof 2013-06-11T22:11:19Z These turf experts know the lawn has a bad rap for its reliance on pesticides, fertilizers and especially water in a nation where many states are facing dire drought-related problems. Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Other arsenic pesticides, London purple and lead arsenic, soon followed Paris green onto the market. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z Since the Environmental Protection Agency hasn’t approved pesticides for hemp use, the plant is, at least in theory, typically grown without synthetic chemicals. For young farmers, hemp is a "gateway crop" 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Well off people will install filters, buy bottled water and spend money to stay hydrated, but what about the people who are forced to drink local water with runoff containing pesticides, hormones, etc.? Unfiltered Fervor: The Rush to Get Off the Water Grid 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Apples grown in southern France, for example, are subjected to about three dozen pesticides. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In a scene filmed in northern China, where pesticides are heavily used, bees have all but vanished, and peasants are reduced to laboriously importing pollen from the south and daubing it by hand on blossoms. Movie Review: ‘More Than Honey,’ a Documentary by Markus Imhoof 2013-06-11T22:11:19Z This does not mean that the EPA standard is reliable benchmark of safe exposure, or even that the risks of long term low level pesticide exposure are well understood. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Paul's son earned a PhD with research focused on the cumulative effects of pesticide use in forest management in the Coast Range. The fight to save our off-the-grid forest home 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z "This includes planting native species, removing invasive species, and stopping the use of pesticides, but it goes further, bringing the focus to creating habitat not just for pollinators, but for lots of beneficial organisms." So, what is ungardening anyway? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are not used, so runoff and other ecosystem impacts are eliminated. What you need to know about the environmental impacts of rice production 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z There is broad agreement that France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, uses too many pesticides on all kinds of produce. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z While oat milk is actually quite low on the emissions, water, and land-use scale, if the oats used were treated with unsafe levels of pesticides, we have a new can of worms to open. Will someone please just tell me WTF to put in my coffee? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Now, let me ask you another question: Do you care about farmworker exposure to pesticides? The surprising truth about the ‘food movement’ 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z "EWG’s Shopper’s Guide provides useful, straightforward guidelines for choosing both organic and conventional produce to provide children with the healthy fruits and vegetables they need, but not the pesticide load they don’t." These fruits, vegetables have highest pesticide contamination among fresh produce, study finds 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z As you can see, between them, the USDA, FDA and EPA have allowed pesticides, pharmaceuticals and practices that led to the toxic load of arsenic Consumers Union found in rice. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z The produce is all grown without pesticides or artificial fertilizers, and is available for purchase. In Transit: Berlin's Mobile Garden Grows 2011-02-28T11:00:24Z Local authorities blanketed the area in pesticides but the outbreak lasted 15 months and 93 people were infected. Can GM mosquitoes rid the world of a major killer? 2012-07-14T23:05:51Z If there is one, my guess is it will involve dangerous pesticides or use by pregnant women. Blazing a trail: as legal cannabis goes global, will Britain be next? 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z In Gadricholi on the other hand, hybrid seeds and chemical pesticides are edging their way in. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Five 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z Still, I have never seen an analysis comparing conventional and organic that didn’t conclude that organic foods had significantly lower pesticide levels. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Every part of the plant – including the pollen and nectar – contain pesticide residues. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z Cold War policy hoped to stave off communism by introducing hybrid seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, irrigation, and tractors in the Global South. What your organic market doesn’t want you to know: The dark truth about quinoa 2014-04-24T11:50:00Z Nearly one third of people who kill themselves use agricultural pesticides. Suicide kills one person worldwide every 40 seconds, WHO report finds 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z A U.S. appeals court last week agreed to hear the EPA’s case against banning the pesticide. Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z For example, Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, “Silent Spring,” documented the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment, particularly on birds. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z An integrated strategy for converting farmland to more sustainable management would mean increasing the diversity of crops grown, helping healthy soils regenerate and eliminating pesticides, all at the same time. Environmental plan for England asks farmers to "restore nature" 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z As any beekeeper will tell you, it is very easy to design a study that “proves” a pesticide doesn’t harm bees. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z Researchers tested participants for a select group of pesticides and their breakdown products in urine; working with independent laboratories to analyze urine samples, they found 14 different compounds that represented up to 40 different pesticides. Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Choosing organic produce, such as apples, may help reduce your exposure to pesticide residues. Apples: To peel or not to peel? Last year, the city tore down the Halfway House, a venue that had been turned into a pesticide business and later damaged by fire. New Orleans jazz landmark razed in rebuilding push 2011-01-07T11:01:04Z It just didn’t seem like a great idea for a woman to use something that may contain traces of pesticides month after month and decade after decade, Hayward says. Are all tampons toxic? No one seems to have the answer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z A recent scientific literature review conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Italy determined that pesticide exposure renders bees more susceptible to disease and increases mortality rates. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Surprisingly, given our long-standing devotion to kill-everything chemical pesticides, it was in the United States that this precision biological approach was first employed. Shifting toward a greater understanding of bugs – the good and the bad 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Long before the days of DDT, the first synthetic pesticides were arsenicals. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z The pesticides are taken up by and spread throughout the plants. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z And the pesticide controversy is only part of a larger debate about the deployment of chemicals in vineyards. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Pyrethrum is another commonly advertised natural pesticide alternative. Many companies advertise ‘green’ pest control. But is it possible? And does it work? 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The examples include workers in the flower industry exposed to toxic pesticides and children sold into servitude on cacao plantations. National Center for Civil and Human Rights Opens in Atlanta 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z If that business includes breast cancer drug manufacturers who also happen to be in the business of pesticides and pink-ribboned cosmetics that contain unregulated chemicals like formaldehyde, well, what’s the problem? The tyranny of pink 2012-05-30T11:45:00Z Unfortunately, some species of bees are facing issues due to habitat loss, pesticides, disease and climate change. Hotels make room for honeybee colonies to create buzz about at-risk pollinators 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Apart from killing honeybees and other beneficial insects, a pesticide would poison a cicada eaten by a bird, or a pet. Perspective | Fall is prime tree planting season, but what about next spring’s cicada eruption? 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z They’ve spent years underground, so harvest them in an area free from pesticides. The Cicadas Are Here. For the Chef Bun Lai, They’re on the Menu. 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Recent uses of arsenic fall into two categories: livestock drugs and pesticides. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z No pesticides and chemicals are used in growing our products. Perspective | Checking out the New Bae in town 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Andrew Walker, a professor of viticulture and oenology at the University of California, Davis, says vineyards all over the world are facing pressure to limit pesticide use, and climate change is a challenge, too. Centuries-old Bordeaux winemaking gets a modern twist 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Plus, adding water to baking soda can clean pesticides off of produce. 10 TikTok life hacks we leaned on in 2021 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Natural wines have taken off in Copenhagen, and seem tailor-made for a vibrant food scene that shuns pesticides and additives. Early Days on the 747: Power, Style and Size 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “If you use too much pesticide, you kill the soil,” he said. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z "In other words, we don't want noise, pesticides, pollution in our own backyard — but we don't mind so much paying for food imported from other places." Pandemic disruptions highlighted importance of local food system in Hawai’i 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Department of Agriculture’s pesticide residue tests on conventional produce. There are 2,000 untested chemicals in packaged foods — and it’s legal 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Reliant on a diet of fertilizers and pesticides — and on continual mowing — it provides little ecological benefit, and it is, let’s face it, dull. Converting a suburban yard into a wildlife oasis, one plant at a time 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Nor is there any way for the public to access any of the records on these pesticides. EPA lets pesticides on the market untested 2013-03-28T18:45:00Z The roses that survive in such places, without pesticides or additives, are hardy plants. When moving means uprooting 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z But not all pesticide residues are removed by washing and cooking. Fruit and vegetables: Is it better to peel them? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The program explains why pesticides alone can’t solve the problem, especially given the many varieties of mosquitoes and the insect’s efficiency. Deadlier Than Sharks: A Documentary Spotlights the Mosquito 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Here, pesticide use is rumored to be responsible for the staggering number of miscarriages, birth defects and stillbirths. Motherlode Blog: Egyptian Abortion, American Choice 2012-10-21T15:55:26Z “I was impressed that his gardens needed no pesticides,” she says. As the gardening world embraces native plants, a city plot undergoes its own evolution 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Fears about pesticides tend to get stirred up each year when the Environmental Working Group releases its “Dirty Dozen” list of “most contaminated” fruits and vegetables. Perspective | The sugar in fruit doesn’t make it bad for you, despite some trendy diet claims 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z But three years ago, he started cautioning against the overuse of pesticides. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z She hired another company to remove the insulation from the attic and put down a pesticide powder. Thousands of brown recluse poison spiders drive owners from upscale home 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Of some concern is a 2015 report from the Food and Drug Administration that found that 9.4 percent of imported fruit samples violated federal standards for pesticide residues, compared with 2.2 percent of domestic samples. Most of America’s Fruit Is Now Imported. Is That a Bad Thing? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z A farmer looks on as a pesticide is sprayed and appears to disable a bee without killing it. Movie Review: ‘More Than Honey,’ a Documentary by Markus Imhoof 2013-06-11T22:11:19Z They’re free of pesticides, ripe and only available for a limited time. Peak Strawberry Season Arrives a Little Early in New York 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z This kind of conventional rice production involves inputs that mimic other commodity systems — seeds treated with pesticides before planting, synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, and pesticide applications mainly to kill weeds and occasionally insects. What you need to know about the environmental impacts of rice production 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z They will use other pesticides, as benign as possible, to save crops. In the Garden: Jefferson?s Vegetable Garden Still Grows at Monticello 2010-07-01T13:37:00Z It's not full of chemicals, like vineyard pesticides. 12 natural wines for those intimidated by natural wine 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Years later, with Burgundy’s best producers agreeing that wines were far better when not farming with chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, it became common to hear them speak of adopting the methods of their grandparents. A Farewell to Becky Wasserman, a Great Sage of Burgundy 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The group GUN, in agrarian Niigata, produced breathtaking land art by filling pesticide sprayers with pigment and spewing color across fresh snow. 19 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Then in 2001, he decided to stop taking Prozac after meeting with a naturopath who taught him about natural herbs and the dangers of pesticides. Up Close: Yielding to His Natural Self 2011-02-02T20:00:36Z This includes the heavy use of pesticides and antibiotics or growing fruits and vegetables using contaminated soil and water. How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000 people a year 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The reason, Swan explains, may be growing exposure to “endocrine disrupting chemicals” that are found in everything from plastics, flame retardants, electronics, food packaging and pesticides to personal care products and cosmetics. The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Of the idea of Mother Nature’s knowing best, he says, “it is the chemical structure alone that determines the properties of a pesticide or any molecule.” Organic standards fight over synthetics shows there’s room for a third system Charles Darwin said he could not “persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created” such gruesome killers, but without them farmers would spray tons more pesticide, and who wants that? Parasites may not be cute and cuddly, but they need saving too, scientists say 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Rosemary farmers may use pesticides, which is something to consider, but so do apple, citrus, peach and strawberry growers. What you need to know to care for holiday greenery Others condemn the resistance to pesticides as a potential threat to other wines — the equivalent, some say, of refusing a vaccine. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z For consumers uncertain about the value of organic food, a new study adds evidence to a larger body of research showing that eating organic very well may reduce pesticides in the human body. Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The previous homeowners abandoned the 2,400-square-foot atrium ranch after years of pesticide treatments didn't curb the invasion. Thousands of brown recluse poison spiders drive owners from upscale home 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Taylor suggests putting up a nesting box that might attract an eastern screech owl, to leave some parts of the yard wild to encourage prey species and to avoid heavy pesticide use. Owls are natural-born killers. So why do we adore them so much? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z So using the natural form of the pesticide often entails applying it more often and more liberally. Many companies advertise ‘green’ pest control. But is it possible? And does it work? 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Hoffman and Turner said the paper offered no evidence of “meaningful” interactions between the pesticides and the honeybee genome. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Previous organic diet studies focused primarily on organophosphates, such as chlorpyrifos, an older class of pesticides with enough well-documented human toxicity results that some scientists recently called for a ban on all of them. Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z It is legally used as an explosive, a fertiliser, a pesticide and a dye. ‘Knowing it could kill you isn’t a deterrent’: the deadly trade in diet pills 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Carson showed that pesticides were doing more damage than an army of hunters, not only driving eagles toward extinction but poisoning creatures up and down the food chain, humans included. The Long History of Those Who Fought to Save the Animals 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z A copy of “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s book about the effects of pesticides, is on the culture side. The Early ’60s: Timeout, drop in, think back We can install plants that will throw a lifeline to beleaguered honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies while creating gardens that are natural, floriferous and free of pesticides. Can a garden be too bee-friendly? In one of those story lines, pesticides are the culprit. In a fight between environmentalists and farmers, the bees lose. And that stings. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z She combined the farming, which avoids pesticides and practices crop rotation, with her policy work. Michelle Obama names new director of her Let’s Move anti-obesity campaign 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Yet the end of arsenic as a favored pesticide did not come from government – it came from nature and from the chemical companies. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z For example, if pesticides are used within a three-mile radius of his hives, the bees may die, alerting him to something amiss in the area. Hotels make room for honeybee colonies to create buzz about at-risk pollinators 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z “One reason why I started this was looking into pesticides... At the moment we put them six times a year on the fields, quite randomly” Steiner said. Armpit bacteria cheese, 'talking plant' on show at London food... 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z In Bangladesh, she's witnessed workers — who are most at risk of health hazards from pesticides — spraying chemicals without benefit of protective gear. An exploration of the wonderful world of teas 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Everyone knows of Carson’s prescient warnings about the damage of pesticides. Perspective | Down the garden path: A new show tracks America’s love affair with plants 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Kids and pets rolling around and playing in grass can be directly exposed to the insecticides and pesticides that have been applied to the grass. We're rethinking our lawn design (and you should, too) 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Carson had recently written “Silent Spring,” now a classic book about the dangers of pesticides; Udall was President Kennedy’s secretary of the interior. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s belief in autism-vaccine connection, and its political peril It can also be made without sulfites and the pesticide residues that come from traditional viticulture, she says. Perspective | It was only a matter of time. Lab-created ‘molecular’ wine is here. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Only then did the government begin canceling some of the registrations of arsenical pesticides. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z The line is designed to promote organic and regenerative farming, and all wines are made from organically certified grapes in the belief that consumers want wines made without artificial pesticides and herbicides. You’ll want to sip this sustainably made rosé all through the summer 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z What they discovered is that each pesticide might bind with some section of the honeybee’s DNA. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Also, Powell said, the Environmental Protection Agency will decide whether the antifungal properties constitute a fungicide, which would require pesticide registration. Perspective | Blight wiped out the American chestnut. Parallel efforts are close to bringing it back. 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Climate change, species extinction, deforestation, ocean acidification, air pollution, spread of disease, destructive farming practices, pesticide overuse, resource depletion—the intensity of all these crises is directly tied to human overpopulation. The 3 most environmentally damaging habits you might be able to change 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Neonicotinoids, or neonics, are a class of systemic pesticides that are also toxic to bees, killing them outright or affecting their ability to function. 3 ways to create a honeybee haven at home 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s cheering to read that a “rise in organic agricultural practices in many places illustrates that farming with less or without any pesticides is feasible.” The food industry isn’t going to ditch pesticides any time soon, but you can in your own garden 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Instead, the legislation is made to incentivize large-scale farms cultivating corn and soy, using pesticides to squeeze more out of the land and continuing to fuel the climate crisis. Small farmers in New England are starting to rebuild, but climate extremes are here to stay 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Good farming practices, such as the use of clean water and application of approved pesticides in recommended amounts, can help prevent food contamination. How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than 400,000 people a year 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Looking for labels that say the coconuts used were fair trade and organic, which means the laborers, local people and the growing environment won't be exposed to harmful pesticides. When did vegan cheese get so good? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z He believes the problem began in 2012, when he published findings in the Journal of Pest Science suggesting that a popular class of pesticides called neonicotinoids don’t improve soybean yields. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z While it may seem daunting to think of taking on entrenched and, as farmers testify in the film, economically necessary pesticide use, much of beekeeping and apiary science and improvement is “completely actionable”, said Nelson. 'It's only important if you eat food': inside a film on the honeybee crisis 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The air is clean and dry, so there is no need for fungicides, herbicides or even pesticides. Coming to America: A ‘world-class’ wine born near Shangri-La 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The very fact that you want to work in social services means, perversely, that you’re likely to earn a lot less money than someone who wants to market pesticides. I’m Drowning in $100,000 of Debt. But Someone Wants to Help. 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Savarino said she contacted the grower of the straw she uses, and he assured her that he had not used pesticides on the wheat it came from. The case for the no-till garden 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z A lot of this pesticide is used, and the ill effects ascribed to it include cancer and birth defects in people and infertility in cattle, as well as the development of glyphosate-resistant superweeds. Why I don’t need Roundup in my garden 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Many experts argue that further expanding modern industrialized agriculture — which relies heavily on synthetic fertilizer, chemical pesticides and high-yield seeds — isn't the right way to feed a growing world population. Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z “They sprayed the whole house with pesticides in my second trimester.” Review: ‘Would You Still Love Me If …,’ With Kathleen Turner, Touches on Gender Identity 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Wasting edible food also means wasting all of the resources it took to produce it, including water, land, fertilizers and pesticides created from oil and gas, seeds, money, animal lives and labor. What’s for dinner? Protein — and its large water footprint 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z To reverse that, Swartland's rebels place a premium on old, unirrigated and untrellised vines and meticulous farming, using no pesticides or herbicides so as to maximize expression of local shales, clays and granites. Discovering South Africa's Rebel Wineland 2010-11-19T14:20:00Z The groom’s father is the chief executive of Certis USA, a developer and manufacturer of biological pesticides in Columbia, Md. Caroline Chao, Eric Su 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z In addition, the long-term Agricultural Health Study of more than 52,000 pesticide applicators, conducted by the National Cancer Institute and others, reported a link between cancers and some pesticides, but not glyphosate. Perspective | Whether or not Roundup is safe, the gardener has better options 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z In “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson offers a groundbreaking examination of the environmental impact of DDT and other pesticides. Sunday Reading: The Power of The New Yorker’s Investigative Reporting 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z “When I speak to my students now, they are far more concerned about things like antibiotics, GMOs, pesticides and hormones in their food,” says Jay-Russell, the microbiologist. Raw milk: a superfood or super risky? 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Habitat loss, more intensive agriculture and greater use of pesticides that kill the insects birds eat. Perspective | Bird populations have crashed. Here’s what you can do to help. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z For example, meat labelled as organic cannot use synthetic pesticides or use hormones or antibiotics to stimulate growth. Is red meat bad for you? And does it make a difference if it’s a processed burger or a lean steak? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z There are clear human risks from exposure to pesticides. 6 nasty drugs your meat is on 2014-02-12T13:00:00Z Natural wines, with their additive-free vinification and minimal sulfur use, seem tailor-made for a vibrant food scene that shuns pesticides and additives. Natural Wine Movement Finds a Lively Hub in Copenhagen 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z And choose organic as much as possible to avoid exposure to pesticides used in the growing of fruits, vegetables, tea and coffee. Soda is making America obese: How the industry targets the poor — and preys on their health 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z “If we put the same economic value on a honeybee as cattle, we wouldn’t have a pesticide investigator out there for these kind of losses,” he says. 'It's only important if you eat food': inside a film on the honeybee crisis 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Although it is tempting to point a finger at pesticides, bright streetlights or climate change, insect declines almost certainly have multiple causes that overlap. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Last year, at least 140 scientific papers about endangered snails were published, detailing how pollution, pesticides and climate change are affecting the population. At an American escargot farm, growth proceeds at a snail’s pace 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Reverse osmosis is a treatment process that removes dissolved solids, including metals and minerals, as well as pesticides and chemicals such as benzene, when they are present. The dubious science of Dr. Luke's Core brand: inside the premium bottled water industry 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Bats, he says, “eat insects to control pests. That saves farmers millions of dollars on pesticides.” Tiny backpacks show scientists the amazing lives of bats 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z There are pesticides that kill spiders on contact, he said. Too many spiders? It’s just a cosmetic issue. 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Synthetic pesticides can be effective if used at the right time. Birds, chipmunks, snakes, insects: At some point, the gardener feels like an intruder 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The bigger issue is the idea of reaching for a pesticide to fix a problem, which is often a symptom of something greater. A common pesticide may be a menace to pollinators. Know how to protect them. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z "It may not seem like much, but just planting milkweed and cutting back on pesticides helps," said Sucharski. After spoiled butterfly bash, Oklahoma town tries to aid monarchs 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z A documentary about 12 Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who sue the giant Dole Food Company for using a banned pesticide known to cause sterility Tweet this Film Documentary Culture Series Trailer park More video Bananas!* Film trailer: Bananas!* 2010-04-06T08:35:00Z Also look for Stork Natural Rice, grown free of pesticides that killed off Japan’s wild Oriental White Stork population. Japan Offers Lessons in Eating, Walking and Bridging the Distance 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s realistic to think we can live in a world without pesticides,” he said. 'It's only important if you eat food': inside a film on the honeybee crisis 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Some resort to drinking pesticide, or inserting knitting needles, sharp objects or pieces of wood into their cervix, to induce an abortion, Amnesty said. El Salvador abortion ban is torture, kills women: Amnesty 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z She says that although many pesticides, including those used in organic farming, are toxic to bees, the way neonics are applied is a big part the problem. In a fight between environmentalists and farmers, the bees lose. And that stings. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z If that isn’t enough, though, you might need to resort to pesticides — but in a smart way. The trick to getting rid of ants for good (it’s not a spray) 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z A growing number of foods commonly found in kitchens across America have tested positive for glyphosate, the herbicide that is the main ingredient in the popular consumer pesticide Roundup, which is widely used in agriculture. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z A landmark investigation into the harmful effects of DDT and other pesticides on the environment. The Global Climate Strike and Environmentalism in The New Yorker 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The business doesn’t use synthetic pesticides, hand waters the plants, gives discounts to customers who arrive via bicycle and asks people to not idle their cars outside. Not so green: how the weed industry is a glutton for fossil fuels 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z But its broader aim, says Klein, was to “understand what pesticides people are exposed to on a conventional diet and what are the possibilities for reducing that exposure.” Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z We watch agricultural workers in China — where mass use of pesticides eliminated the bee population — meticulously pollinating plants by hand; it seems unthinkably cumbersome, compared to the breezy efficiency of a bee colony. ‘More Than Honey’: A fascinating look at bees 2013-07-11T22:07:21Z On the other hand, he believes in the utility of pesticides. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Now I don't know much about the environmental protection agency, but I suspect that they're more concerned with pesticide levels than sending armed agents undercover. Picking fights: Steven Seagal at 60 2011-04-11T17:15:59Z “Farmers are very angry” about the pesticide restrictions, he says. In a fight between environmentalists and farmers, the bees lose. And that stings. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z She does not refer to farming practices though, which can leave low levels of pesticide residues in wine. Let’s Be Clear: Bad Wines Are Bad Wines, Period 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The Chernobyl story is indeed as little about nuclear power as the Bhopal catastrophe is about the pesticide industry. Looking Again at the Chernobyl Disaster 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Some of those questions — the ones about E. coli and pesticide residues, for example — will be harder to answer than others — the ones about horsemeat and honey. This groundbreaking technology will soon let us see exactly what’s in our food 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z There’s compelling evidence that pesticides, deforestation and habitat loss are to blame for monarch decline. Butterflies were symbols of rebirth. Then they started disappearing. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Studies differ on whether organic food, produced without synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, or chemical fertilizer, is any more healthful than conventionally grown produce, but that hasn’t slowed its appeal. Wal-Mart Promises Organic Food for Everyone 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Shutting its mind to long-term effects, the government provided agriculture a technological fillip by incentivizing the use of pesticides, fertilizers, motorized pumps, and high-yield seeds. The legendary story of Thangam Philip: food scientist, nutritionist, chef and mentor 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Rossi said the grass was also selected because it can withstand the “heat island effect,” caused by the surrounding concrete and glass, and requires less water, fertilizer and pesticide than regular lawns. New Art for Lincoln Center: Lawn Care 2011-04-27T11:00:00Z Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, made up more than one third of all pesticide use on cotton in 2019 according to the USDA. What will it take for farmers to grow more organic cotton? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z She co- wrote a paper, published in January, that concluded that the cumulative risk to your average Danish adult from pesticide exposure was equal to that of drinking one glass of wine every three months. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z He is now working on natural farming, which uses no pesticides or fertilisers. 'Vanishing village' looks to Japan's LDP for survival 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Are genetically modified organisms, organics, pesticides or conventional livestock good or bad? How do you solve a problem like monocrops? He is now working on natural farming, which uses no pesticides or fertilisers. 'Vanishing village' looks to Japan's LDP for survival 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z As crops are grown indoors in controlled environments, vertical farms can substantially reduce the reliance on herbicides and pesticides, while recycling water and preventing nutrient runoff. Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Because they’re part of a more complicated debate over pesticide use and farm production systems in general? Science, if used correctly, has no political affiliation: director Scott Hamilton Kennedy on the new documentary “Food Evolution” 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z This prediction runs counter to the claim made by powerful food industry giants that pesticides are needed to feed the world’s future population. The food industry isn’t going to ditch pesticides any time soon, but you can in your own garden 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z There are many other natural wine producers in Burgundy, and all over France, and many quietly resisted the government order, usually by buying the pesticide but not using it. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Both his parents – his father, Marlon Sr, a pesticide manufacturer, and mother, Dodie, an actress – were alcoholics; his father could be violent. Marlon on Marlon… the Brando tapes 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z While we’ve “genetically modified our crops to be able to protect them from the ill effects of pesticides,” Williams writes, “we haven’t yet figured out how to modify our breasts.” A night at the vibrator museum 2012-05-20T00:00:00Z “Instead, they’re going through a loophole, forcing us to trust the data provided by the pesticide industry.” EPA lets pesticides on the market untested 2013-03-28T18:45:00Z The more tenacious pest is whitefly, and the options for dealing with this range from biological controls that include ordering parasitic wasps to heavy-duty systemic pesticides, with the risk of harm to beneficial insects. The sultry plant that will break your heart 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z She walks the reader through the reproductive problems that result from contact with flame retardants, pesticides and what she calls “an alphabet soup” of chemicals. The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Don't spray the tree with aerosol pesticides, as these products are typically flammable, Safer Brands warns. Fresh Christmas trees can be crawling with spiders, mites and other bugs: What you need to know 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z This finding is supported by a new study conducted by the Center for Biological Diversity and other partners, which shows that pesticides are poisoning soil and all the life supported by it. The connection between soil microbiomes and gut microbiomes 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Swan, an epidemiologist, blames chemicals found in everything from plastics to pesticides to cosmetics. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z And while these fair trade labels have some environmental stipulations — limiting pesticide use, for example — other, more sustainability-focused certifications are much more stringent. The basics of coffee labeling 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Large corporations that sell pesticide, seeds and fertilizers are confused as how to better serve farmers and help guarantee food safety. Alice Waters on Sex, Drugs and Sustainable Agriculture 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z For instance, the disfigured bear attacking campers in "Prophecy" was mutated by industrial pollution, and the arachnid swarm in "The Giant Spider Invasion" was the fault of pesticides. Why we're fascinated by animal attacks 2010-08-18T11:01:00Z Data seems to be mounting suggesting that pesticides are a significant contributor to bee declines. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Discontinue pesticide and herbicide use; stop raking leaves, stop mowing wherever possible; mitigate prior damage if simple neglect is insufficient. Born to rewild: why now is the perfect time to make your lawn an eco-paradise 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z "We urge consumers who are concerned about their pesticide intake to consider, when possible, purchasing organically grown versions of the foods on EWG’s Dirty Dozen, or conventional produce from our Clean Fifteen." These fruits, vegetables have highest pesticide contamination among fresh produce, study finds 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z We have talked to people living in rural communities, who are not working on the fields, but near the fields, who told us their nose bleeds when the nearby orchards are sprayed with pesticides. The heat wave crushing the West is a preview of farmworkers’ hot future 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Rice is especially effective at absorbing arsenic, a common pesticide, as it grows. 95 percent of baby foods tested contain toxic metals that could harm brain development, study finds 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The Agriculture Department recently released the latest measurements of pesticide residues in our food, in the form of the 2016 Pesticide Data Program results, so it seems timely to talk pesticides and organics. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s certainly possible for pesticide residue levels to be high enough that they pose a health threat. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Sustainability will not boil down to only pesticides and water usage; it will also be measured by the longevity of a garment’s relevance. Marc Jacobs marks a poetic end to a fashion season of reassuring upheaval 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z In Meili’s village, where despair is unremarkable,“a few women killed themselves by jumping into a well, and one or two hanged themselves from trees, but most women committed suicide by drinking pesticides.” Books of The Times: ‘The Dark Road,’ a Novel by Ma Jian 2013-06-11T19:33:26Z Debate rages about the long-term safety of these pesticides and possible effects on human health, especially when deployed so close to harvesting. Not just a fad: the surprising, gut-wrenching truth about gluten 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z People who work with pesticides, plastics and heavy metals, as well as taxi drivers and long-distance lorry drivers – because they sit for long periods in confined spaces – are at risk. The rise of Big Sperm: does the tech world have the answer to our semen crisis? 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z In some rural areas, fertilizer pollution levels are 10 times beyond so-called “allowable levels,” although golf courses and homeowner fertilizer and pesticide use in urban areas also contribute to the problem. Meet Monsanto’s evil twin: 8 disturbing facts about the chemical fertilizer industry 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z On the other hand, certified organic wine is labeled as such if the grapes are grown without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. 12 natural wines for those intimidated by natural wine 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Cedergreen wrote to me in an email that the disentangling of the effects of pesticides in humans is “very difficult” but that they’ve given it a shot. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z And people who are concerned about their exposure to pesticides may still wish to peel. Fruit and vegetables: Is it better to peel them? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Do you want your food to be pesticide free? Five tips from an expert on how to read food labels 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z If they did survive, says Parry, they would be shorter-lived than their wild counterparts and more susceptible to pesticides. Can GM mosquitoes rid the world of a major killer? 2012-07-14T23:05:51Z That pickers are exposed to pesticides is only the tip of the iceberg. Books of The Times: That Perfect Florida Tomato, Cultivated for Bland Uniformity 2011-07-05T21:04:11Z All historical references are carefully elucidated in the same teacherly tone, from the House Un-American Activities Committee to the Senate hearings on juvenile delinquency to the development of photocopies and pesticides. Review | Jake Tapper’s new political thriller is at its best when it’s most bonkers 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z To learn about a pesticide, check the Environmental Protection Agency’s pesticide selector website at epa.gov/insect-repellents. Many companies advertise ‘green’ pest control. But is it possible? And does it work? 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z In 2019, more than 68 million pounds of pesticide were applied to cotton fields across the U.S. alone. What will it take for farmers to grow more organic cotton? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “The benefit of getting your fill of fruits each day outweighs the risks of minimal pesticide exposure.” Apples: To peel or not to peel? Since the collapse of the U.S.S.R. in 1991, Cuban farmers have had no access to pesticides or fertilizers, so there is none of the chemical flow-off that can devastate marine life. A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The study provides important information to consumers who seek to limit their exposure to the hundreds of millions of pounds of pesticides and herbicides used in the U.S. today, say researchers. Can eating organic lower your exposure to pesticides? 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z There is the story of the finding of the first pesticide to kill the Colorado potato beetle. '1493': How Columbus' discovery changed the world 2011-09-29T19:55:04Z There are roach eggs everywhere, and the place stinks of pesticide. David Sedaris: The IHOP Years 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z “We use as much produce as practically possible from our own farm which, beyond being organic, does not use pesticides, regardless of their organic pedigree,” says Jeff Stanford, the inn’s owner. Perspective | Vacationing while vegan? Here’s a quick guide. 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z In large-scale, commodity agriculture, inputs like fertilizers and pesticides overpower the naturally-occurring expressions of the soil and surrounding ecosystem, which compromises the flavor and terroir, in turn. How masa harina changed the course of human history — and gave us better tacos 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Some experts estimate that banana cultivators use 35 pounds of pesticide per acre, dramatically more than for other produce crops. The common banana is trash and likely to go extinct: Try eating these alternatives instead 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z It's also a cautionary tale with a hopeful outlook, as eco-friendly trends signal a revival of bee colonies decimated by pesticides and "monoculture" crop farming. May 22 at SIFF: John Jeffcoat's 'Amplified Seattle' rocks the Neptune 2010-05-21T19:15:00Z The honeybee genome is vast, and any overlap between the pesticide and the bee’s genome might prove innocuous and unrelated to survival. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z There are two ways a mix of pesticides could be dangerous. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z When first introduced, neonicotinoids were thought to be relatively “environmentally friendly” pesticides. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z Like all community gardens in the District, Fort Greble allows only organic farming, prohibiting the use of nonorganic fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide or fungicide. D.C. urban gardens flourish in the pandemic as people dig in to ‘fill the isolated life’ 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z When that bee returns to its colony, we are told, it will spread the pesticide. Movie Review: ‘More Than Honey,’ a Documentary by Markus Imhoof 2013-06-11T22:11:19Z If you don’t want to apply chemical pesticides to get rid of them, use this nontoxic, homemade remedy to get rid of these common household pests. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: A homemade way to handle cockroaches 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Forget about using ant spray, which spreads pesticide in your home but hardly ever solves an ant problem. The trick to getting rid of ants for good (it’s not a spray) 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Farm in such a way that your soil stays healthy — rich in organic matter, nutrients and microbial activity — and you can grow crops without the synthetic fertilizers and pesticides used in conventional farming. Is organic agriculture really better for the environment? 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z This is a USDA-designated legal framework that ensures that consumers are getting a product that was achieved without the use of toxic pesticides, and no antibiotics or hormones were used if it's an animal product. Making sense of regenerative labels 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Farm mechanization, the eradication of hedges, crop mono cultures, the increased use of chemical fertilizers and regular applications of pesticides are all intended to produce fields without weeds, pests or diseases. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Parents send their kids to school knowing they’re going to get exposed to pesticide drift. Healthy soil is ground zero for environmental justice in farm communities 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z “The benefits of plant-based diets are better established than the harms of pesticides.” Most of America’s Fruit Is Now Imported. Is That a Bad Thing? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z In his imagined Homegrown National Park, pesticides are banned, and night and security lights should be motion-activated only, so as not to disrupt nocturnal creatures. Perspective | A native plant guru’s radical vision for the American yard 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z We covered our bodies with pesticide cream and slept in it. Modern Love: Wearing Your Heart on Your Skin 2011-07-08T19:05:31Z There is no scientific consensus as to the exact cause, but factors include a parasitic mite that spreads disease, use of a new class of bee-toxic pesticides known as neonicotinoids, and loss of forage. Bee enthusiasts of all stripes flock to Washington amid pollinator concerns 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z They require fewer fertilizers and pesticides and less irrigation, making them both economical and ecological, he adds. Want to create a butterfly garden? Here’s what to plant, based on your space. 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Healthy soil brings both short- and long-term benefits by protecting our waterways, our local air quality, and displacing chemical fertilizers and pesticides if built as a part of a natural soil fertility regimen. Healthy soil is ground zero for environmental justice in farm communities 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z A: As I went more deeply into the research I was confronted by the plight of bees as pollinators and the use of pesticides. Book Talk: Paull's 'The Bees' looks at life inside the hive 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z There’s no question that pesticides can be toxic to people, and farmworker exposure is a serious issue. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z I frequently relied on their first “Dirty Dozen” list to tell me when I should buy organic and avoid those dangerous pesticides dripping from my “dirty” conventional produce. My food paranoia wake-up call: The EWG wants us to be afraid of the food we feed our kids — here’s why I refuse 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Bayer also sued representatives of beekeepers syndicates for “discrediting” their pesticide. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z Agriculture Department regulations issued a decade ago, an “organic” wine is made not only without synthetic herbicides and pesticides in the vineyard but also without sulfites added in the winery. Here’s the best reason of all to drink organic wine: It tastes better. 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z And bee pollination is key in growing healthy crops without the use of pesticides. For a Hotel Beekeeper, Honey Is Just the Beginning 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z There is, however, one class of pesticides that came up as a concern over and over, in my reading and interviews: organophosphates. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z And yet, even after arsenicals were displaced by other pesticides for most uses, half of the arsenic used in the U.S. has been in the last half century. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z “There are obviously public health concerns that trump the lives of fireflies,” Lewis said, “but I do believe that widespread use of pesticides for mosquito purposes has the potential to harm firefly populations.” Humans love fireflies, but we haven’t made life easy for them 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z “Nobody has ever formulated a commercially available pesticide for spiders,” Crawford said. Too many spiders? It’s just a cosmetic issue. 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z But “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” reminds us that the Internet’s central profit model isn’t inevitable, any more than it was inevitable that we allowed our country to be permanently blanketed by pesticides. Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z His commitment to environmental causes began with birds: He became obsessed with the fate of the California condor, which in the 1970s approached extinction because of urban development and toxic pesticides. Musical Travel Companions for a Year of Going Nowhere 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z A lack of diversity in farming and a related overreliance on pesticides have triggered a host of negative effects, including the decline of pollinators, such as butterflies and bees. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Black SUVs can come charging from across the valley without warning, forcing the girls into hiding, and helicopters spraying toxic pesticides to preserve the opium-producing crop often invade during playtime. ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ Review: Coming of Age Among the Poppies 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Individual factors such as Varroa mites or overwork in monocultural fields would be more manageable in isolation but are compounded by a staple of American agriculture: pesticides. 'It's only important if you eat food': inside a film on the honeybee crisis 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Their only hope, if the tree is still healthy, is a recurring regimen of pesticide application. How an uninvited pest doomed the ash tree 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z This is a place contaminated by pesticides where livestock are injected with antibiotics by farmers wearing hazmat suits. Review: In ‘Runoff,’ a Rural Family Hits Desperate Times 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Department of Agriculture prohibit the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, GMOs or animal drugs. Meet Monsanto’s evil twin: 8 disturbing facts about the chemical fertilizer industry 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The farm, which says it uses no pesticides, is a wildlife habitat certified by the National Wildlife Federation. Where to Go for South Jersey Berries 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z They use fewer pesticides and so are less intensive in that respect. Five misused food and farming terms — and what they really mean 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z They encourage farmers to grow high-yield varieties of crops — mostly corn — developed in the U.S. and Europe, using expensive seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. Is fonio the ancient grain of the future? 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z A dry summer and an EU ban on nicotinoid pesticides means that a plague of aphids is upon us. Kale crisis: aphids could destroy the superfood-smoothie revolution 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Different substances used to keep the tree fresh and healthy — such as a preservative, fertilizers, pesticides and even aspirin — can harm your furry friend. Are Christmas trees safe for dogs and cats? What to know about the potentially hazardous holiday staple 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z This is the same conclusion reached in 2004 by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and affirmed this year by Germany’s pesticide regulatory officials.” It’s the chemical Monsanto depends on. How dangerous is it? 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z After a series of class-action lawsuit victories and a landmark pesticide regulation bill, the organization established the Kuleana Academy to train leaders to run for local office. A political movement for food systems change takes hold in the Midwest 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z James Nardi, a biologist at the University of Illinois in Urbana, offers this advice: “Work with your fellow non-human gardeners. I never use synthetic fertilizers, and I never use pesticides.” The zoo beneath our feet: We’re only beginning to understand soil’s hidden world 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The title was meant to evoke a future spring season in which no bird could be heard singing because they had all vanished due to pesticide abuse. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z The rather heavy-handed message — reinforced by Mr. Perrin’s spare, soothing narration — is clear, as war and pesticides are unleashed and animals displaced. Review: The Nature Documentary ‘Seasons’ Looks at Land Animals 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Carson is the author of "Silent Spring," the 1962 book that looked at the poisonous effects of pesticides on our ecosystem. Google Doodle honors Rachel Carson, author and environmentalist 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Take a controversial food issue — GMOs, organics, pesticides, pollution — and there are decent people on each side who believe the blindness and prejudice are all on the other. Perspective | The cure for partisanship in food debates: Start listening. 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z As pests evolved resistance to arsenical pesticides and as chemical companies supplanted arsenicals with newer products, arsenicals fell out of favor. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z The sordid tale of Saint Emilion’s troubled effort to establish a classification system, more about politics than quality, and the French wine industry’s struggle with pesticides provide additional fodder for Saporta’s investigative skills. What to give a wine lover for the holidays: Books over bottles 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z They usually do so via packaging, pesticides sprayed on crops, or antibiotics and hormones given to poultry, pigs and cattle. The deeply unnerving way fast food packaging screws with your hormones 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z RNAi pesticides work by attaching a molecule to the target pest’s DNA, keeping specific, vital gene sequences from functioning. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Some companies have moved to offering only this type of service, especially in Montgomery County, which no longer allows the application of most synthetic pesticides and herbicides to lawns there. Tips on mowing, fertilizer and other things to make your lawn green and healthy 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z We learn that genetically modified organisms reduce the need for pesticides — which, one assures us, never reach the consumer — and that feeding growth hormones to chickens is a fiction. Movie Review: ‘Farmland’ Focuses on a New Generation of Farmers 2014-05-08T23:16:40Z Michele Colopy, the program director at the Pollinator Stewardship Council, said that the biggest threat facing the future of bees is pesticides. The Wellness World’s Buzzy New Best Friend 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z People connected with the pesticide industry deny that the conditional registration process is being abused. EPA lets pesticides on the market untested 2013-03-28T18:45:00Z Regenerative ag can also create habitat for nature and better environmental conditions for everyone by suppressing pesticides. The heat wave crushing the West is a preview of farmworkers’ hot future 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z But there’s no just: The rice is grown in Japan without pesticides or chemical fertilizers, then shipped unprocessed and milled only once on the premises, to retain its flavor. Rice Balls, Subtle and Showy Alike, at Omusubi Gonbei 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z "The first place to start is with removing invasive species and stopping the use of broadcast pesticides and herbicides," she recommends. So, what is ungardening anyway? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “The dirty little secret of the EPA is that almost every pesticide gets put on the market while the agency is looking the other way,” says Michael Hansen, a senior staff scientist at Consumers Union. EPA lets pesticides on the market untested 2013-03-28T18:45:00Z Although organic farming certainly does use fewer pesticides, and that’s an environmental benefit, the preponderance of the evidence indicates that trace amounts of pesticides in food are not dangerous to human health. Is organic agriculture really better for the environment? 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z This is a nice step, of course, but the pesticide will still pulse through every cell in the plant, including the pollen. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z Most of all, think hard before using any pesticides. Humans love fireflies, but we haven’t made life easy for them 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Adding native plants, abandoning pesticides, providing water and cover: All of these actions will help the life around us. Converting a suburban yard into a wildlife oasis, one plant at a time 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z “The Uninhabitable Earth” seems to be modeled more on Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” — or, at least, it’s a bid to do for greenhouse gases what Carson’s 1962 book did for pesticides. In ‘The Uninhabitable Earth,’ Apocalypse Is Now 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The causes are open to speculation, with agricultural pesticides high on the list. Shifting toward a greater understanding of bugs – the good and the bad 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z GWM Water, the water service for regional western Victoria, says paint, oils, lubricants, pesticides and thinners should not go down the sink. Why shouldn’t I pour oil or paint down the sink? And what should I do instead? 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z This free exhibition, centered on student perceptions of food and its worldwide production, tackles such issues as pesticides in farming, the demise of bee colonies and the dearth of healthy food in some neighborhoods. Spare Times for Jan. 24-30 2014-01-24T00:43:56Z He worried, too, that the reservoir he built might get contaminated if Mr. Wagner used pesticides or solvents. Pot Farmer to Neighbors: Chill Out. Neighbors: No. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Although several chemical pesticides are labeled for use against thrips, avoid using them. Q&A: Pampas grass has lost its plumes; ailing gladiolus 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The chemical industry labeled Rachel Carson a communist after “Silent Spring” spooked suburbia with its revelations about pesticides in the 1960s. A Green New Deal ignites an old red scare 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z These days, it is common practice among non-organic farmers to spray their wheat on days before harvest with the controversial pesticide glyphosate, to dry off the crop for processing. Not just a fad: the surprising, gut-wrenching truth about gluten 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The demonstrators say they hope to influence Britain's vote next week on a proposed European Union ban on some pesticides. Beekeepers create buzz with UK Parliament protest 2013-04-26T13:37:11Z Environmentalists point to the polluting effects of its fertilizers and pesticides; plant devotees see it as a waste of good planting space. Perspective | Down the garden path: A new show tracks America’s love affair with plants 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z At either side are farmworkers in full gear: masks to protect them from pesticides, hats to shield them from the sun, and goggles or sunglasses for both. A Mexican American Artist Finds Heroes in Farmworkers 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of children working on American farms—many Latino—risk pesticide poisoning, heat illness, life-long disabilities and death. 10 shameful ways the United States is failing to preserve basic human rights 2014-03-18T11:50:00Z He and his wife took over Knepp in 1987, farming it according to the most modern techniques, with the best machinery and the strongest chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z “In developing these new and improved genetics, we are looking for lower inputs of water, pesticides, fertilizer and still perform to expectations,” she says. Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The dispute hit a new low for Lundgren in July, when he finished a draft of a new paper on RNAi pesticides. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z But Giosia felt confident that if she put it outside, where there were crows and pesticides, the snail would not survive the day. You've got snail: why molluscs are the best pets for 2020 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z One element of this is to not use pesticides. Perspective | Bird populations have crashed. Here’s what you can do to help. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Monocultures rely heavily on chemical inputs — fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides — which pollute the immediate environment, put wildlife at risk and — through nutrient runoff — create “dead zones” in waters hundreds or thousands of miles away. Unlike a globalized food system, local food won’t destroy the environment 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z This includes pesticide sprays used to kill mosquitoes, which experts tell me are better dealt with by removing standing water to break the life cycle. Humans love fireflies, but we haven’t made life easy for them 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z As pesticides, many arsenicals were phased out over the years, but some uses remain. Arsenic: It’s what’s for dinner 2012-10-08T13:52:00Z Other garden volunteers spend much of their time handpicking pests off plants to prevent the need for chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Capital Area Food Bank demonstration garden’s aim: to grow more gardens Now that we know what isn’t true about pesticide residues, let’s move on to what is. Perspective | The truth about organic produce and pesticides 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The monoculture agriculture there," Weissenberger writes, "requires more and more fertilizer and pesticide use. Conservation-photo award winners at the Burke: beautiful, brutal, complex 2012-07-13T19:37:03Z For some, simply giving up heavy pesticide treatments is a beginning. Born to rewild: why now is the perfect time to make your lawn an eco-paradise 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Avocados were found to be the least contaminated with pesticides, followed, in order, by sweet corn, pineapple, onions, papaya, frozen sweet peas, eggplant, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, kiwi, cauliflower, mushrooms, honeydew melon and cantaloupes. These fruits, vegetables have highest pesticide contamination among fresh produce, study finds 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Lists of pesticide contents for fruit and vegetables are available in some countries, for example, the Pesticide Action Network produce one for the U.K. Fruit and vegetables: Is it better to peel them? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Even some organic wines were tainted with pesticide residues, most likely a result of contamination from neighboring vines. In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In the 1920s, scientists in his research institute developed the pesticide Zyklon A, which paved the way to the invention of Zyklon B, used in gas chambers by the Nazis. How Jews Have Made an Impact on the Modern World 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Bamboo may win you over as it is created from a quickly renewable plant that requires no fertilizers or pesticides, but the process for transforming bamboo into textiles can be energy and chemically intensive. 5 “green” products that aren’t as environmentally friendly as their labels suggest 2014-05-13T11:15:00Z For Feiring, natural wine is wine from grapes farmed without synthetic herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers, and wines made without additives such as yeasts, tannins, enzymes, grape concentrates or even oak barrels. 3 of the year’s best wine books for holiday gift-giving 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Railing off inner monologue lyrics about Scandinavian leather, "Mint Julep testosterone," the Rosetta Stone and pesticides, his words act mostly as vehicles to sing along with. Review: Phoenix returns with another strong album 2013-04-22T18:43:09Z Organic fruits and vegetables: Many conventionally-grown fruits and vegetables are covered in pesticide residue. How to eat healthy and save the planet 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Sinister mentions of chemicals and pesticides is the kind of talk that drives P&G wild. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Dust is a major problem, too, because it often carries pesticides that are in the soil, and it can trigger asthma and even Valley Fever. The heat wave crushing the West is a preview of farmworkers’ hot future 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z When stockpiles of paint thinner and turpentine ran out, Ms. Bugajski and Ms. Schneider write, “the studio tried acetone and finally bedbug pesticide.” Antiques: ?40s Propaganda Posters: Soviet Morale Boosters 2011-07-28T19:57:01Z But before you abandon any concerns about pesticides, Judith Shulevitz's Why Fathers Really Matter from the Sunday Review is a must-read. Motherlode Blog: Weekly Reader: Organics, Epigenetics and a Wish List for Doctors 2012-09-12T15:45:43Z It is these chemicals that tend to worry consumers, and newer tampon brands play on this fear: “Most tampons contain synthetics treated with chemicals and cotton sprayed with pesticides,” reads a statement on Dame’s website. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Not only is the continued use of pesticide on the crop harmful in itself, the wildflowers actually accumulate the chemical residue, sometimes in higher concentrations than in the crops themselves. Environmental plan for England asks farmers to "restore nature" 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z One thing is certain: there is a macro ground swell of demand for non-toxic pesticide free produce whatever the growing and distribution methods involved are. When Community-Supported Agriculture Is Not What It Seems 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Sodium tripolyphosphate, “a suspected neurotoxin, as well as a registered pesticide and known air contaminant in the state of California,” says Food and Water Watch, also can make seafood weigh more. 5 dangerous substances the food industry is pumping into your meat 2014-05-01T12:00:00Z The alcohol will do the harm, not the host of legal additives or trace remnants of herbicides or pesticides. Should Wine Be Among Your Health Resolutions? 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Spiders are not good subjects to kill with pesticides, Richardson said, because of their body makeup. Thousands of brown recluse poison spiders drive owners from upscale home 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Food and Drug Administration recommends that people wash produce thoroughly under cold water and scrub it with a stiff brush to remove pesticides, dirt and chemicals. Fruit and vegetables: Is it better to peel them? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z "Then we sit on our couch that can contain a pound of chemicals that's from the same family as banned pesticides like DDT." Fear fans flames for chemical makers 2012-05-06T05:00:00Z EPA lets pesticides on the market untested Topics: , EPA, pesticides, Consumers Union, , You probably wouldn’t expect to find pesticides in your toothpaste or your gym socks, but they might be in there all the same. EPA lets pesticides on the market untested 2013-03-28T18:45:00Z They also, for obvious reasons, avoid pesticides that would kill this soil life. The zoo beneath our feet: We’re only beginning to understand soil’s hidden world 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z The World Health Organization classifies some organic pesticides, such as rotenone, as more hazardous than some synthetics, such as fenoxycarb. Organic standards fight over synthetics shows there’s room for a third system But there is one big difference between pesticide pollution and population growth on the one hand and global climate change on the other. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z He moved his bees away from those apple orchards, but the bees continued dying – this time from a different but related pesticide. Without honeybees, we may cease to be 2013-03-21T17:11:00Z For decades, information about chemical stockpiles was available under the federal Community Right to Know Act, passed after a toxic cloud from a pesticide plant killed thousands in Bhopal, India. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z It's a natural pesticide for them, paralyzing and killing insects that try to feed on them. Cheat Sheet: The Dark Side of Caffeine 2010-04-22T22:00:00Z Buying organic chocolate ensures that the cocoa, dairy, sugar and other ingredients were produced without chemical fertilizers or harmful pesticides. 5 things you should know before buying a chocolate bar 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The next year, he published a paper suggesting that a new genetic pest treatment, dubbed RNAi pesticides, required a new means of risk assessment. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Whenever new research shows a link between bees and pesticides, the headlines are predictable. In a fight between environmentalists and farmers, the bees lose. And that stings. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Her modesty belies not only her natural authority but also her extensive gardener’s knowledge of pesticides, so handy when your rural enclave is a magnet for homicide. In Praise of Agatha Christie’s Accidental Sleuths 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Once you've gotten rid of the flies in your home, you may want to take steps to keep them from coming back, and luckily, you generally don't need to use pesticides. The many, many ways to get rid of pesky flies 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Most pesticides and herbicides are broken down by heat and microbes during the compositing process and the pesticide residue in the final compost is negligible. Your garden hight not be as organic as you think — here’s why 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z The results demonstrated that the responses of the neurons were the same whether the bees drank sugar solution or sugar-containing pesticides. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The report also states that chemicals such as pesticides and allergens specific to the cannabis plant itself can be a hazard. A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z As Perry noted, pesticides are not alone in targeting sperm for destructions. Common pesticides linked to reduction in sperm count, study finds 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Toxic residues get into beeswax from nectar and pollen of plants that have been sprayed with pesticides, and from drugs and pesticides that beekeepers apply to hives to improve bee health. Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides detected in New York state beeswax 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z When scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals. Scientists found hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z This indicates that the bumblebees' mouthparts do not have mechanisms to detect and avoid common pesticides in nectar. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Despite organic’s popularity, less than one percent of America’s farmland is organic—a massive shortcoming that directly harms our health and climate through toxic pesticides and fertilizers derived from fossil fuels. A harvest of upheaval: Mike Johnson faces first climate test with farm bill 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z The inquest heard in some countries the pesticide Lambda is sometimes diluted with another substance, dichloromethane, which causes the body to metabolise or ingest carbon monoxide. Egypt holiday couple died after room sprayed for bedbugs, inquest rules 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "Commercial beekeepers had the most pesticides, which makes sense because those bees are exposed to a lot of different crops, and farmers may use different pesticides for each," Bischoff said. Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides detected in New York state beeswax 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z These compounds span various classes, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, plastic additives. Scientists found hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z In the behaviour experiments, the bees consumed the same amount of food, regardless of whether the solution contained pesticides or not. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z He was going broke when he followed the conventional industrial agricultural model, and he turned to regenerative agriculture, to farming without herbicides, without pesticides, without irrigation, without plowing. Smart climate policy is good for people, not just the environment 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z A British couple died in Egypt from carbon monoxide poisoning after the next-door hotel room was sprayed with pesticide to kill bedbugs, an inquest has ruled. Egypt holiday couple died after room sprayed for bedbugs, inquest rules 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z An analysis of beeswax in managed honeybee hives in New York found a wide variety of pesticide, herbicide and fungicide residues -- exposing current and future generations of bees to long-term toxicity. Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides detected in New York state beeswax 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Prof Chilcott suggested in less developed countries the pesticide Lambda is sometimes diluted with another substance, dichloromethane, which causes the body to metabolise or ingest carbon monoxide. Holiday couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning, inquest hears 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z This was even the case when the pesticides were present at concentrations high enough to make the bees very ill. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z A tourist from Germany said he reported a bedbug infestation in the room next door to the Coopers and it was then treated with pesticide, referred to as Lambda. Couple died in Egypt after hotel fumigated for bedbugs, inquest hears 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z But around lunch time on the eighth day into their holiday the room next to theirs, which had an adjoining locked door between them, was fumigated with pesticide, known as Lambda, for a bedbug infestation. Egypt holiday couple died after room sprayed for bedbugs, inquest rules 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Ms Choi had also been spraying pesticide "all over" her house in fear that bedbugs would "suddenly appear", the report said. South Korea: Authorities fight bedbugs to calm public jitters 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Because of their ability to hide in vegetation, Asian longhorned ticks also can escape pesticides that kill only when coming into direct contact with a pest. An exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading across Ohio 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Dr Parkinson added: 'This research is important when considering the use of pesticides on outdoor crops due to the risk posed to bees as they will not avoid drinking these compounds. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is one of the country’s premier insect research and advocate organizations, with key programs in pollinator conservation, saving endangered species and reducing pesticide use. 18 gifts that give back in big ways 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Before approving pesticides for use, EPA evaluates the risk they pose to human health and the environment. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Authorities' recent recommendations to use certain types of pesticides against bedbugs have sparked controversy as recent studies have deemed them ineffective, South Korean national daily JoongAng Daily reported. South Korea: Authorities fight bedbugs to calm public jitters 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The researchers also investigated contamination of water sources as a primary method of pesticide exposure. Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that bumblebees cannot taste pesticides present in nectar, even at lethal concentrations. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z These include land system change, freshwater change, climate change, biosphere integrity, the flows of biological and geological chemicals and novel entities like plastics, pesticides and industrial chemicals. Earth's salt cycle is swinging out of balance, posing yet another “existential threat," study finds 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z EPA analysts predict risk to wildlife by taking toxicity data from laboratory studies and then making assumptions about how pesticides are applied on farms. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "Our results indicate that there are several ways to mitigate the relationship between pesticide exposure and ALL deaths," Skidmore said. Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z This means bumblebees are not able to avoid contaminated nectar, putting them at high risk of pesticide exposure and posing a threat to crop pollination. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Avoid using pesticides and herbicides in your yard because those are so damaging to pollinators and other beneficial insects. Monarch butterflies appear to be everywhere these days. Is the crisis over? 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Li says EPA would gladly accept data on pesticide usage. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z However, the risk for developing the disease was most strongly represented by a mixture of pesticides in the blood. Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Brazil is currently developing a certification program that requires pesticide applicators to undergo safety training and education. Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Bees are important pollinators of agricultural crops, but this can expose them to pesticides while they collect nectar and pollen -- some of which are very toxic to bees. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency teams have been removing toxic items like pesticides and solar-powered batteries from the town. Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z To add efficiency, the agency will also conduct analyses looking at the risks pesticides pose to groups of organisms. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The research team's first understanding of the environment's impact on ALS came in 2016 when investigators found elevated levels of pesticides in the blood of patients with the disease. Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Such programs exist in many countries, including the United States, where pesticide applicators are required to be licensed and participate in an annual pesticide safety education and testing program. Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Certain toxic compounds, like quinine, taste "bitter" to bees, so the researchers sought to find out whether this sense of taste could help them avoid drinking pesticides. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z This starts with food production, as soil, fertiliser and pesticides affect the plant microbiome. The microbiome of fruit and vegetables positively influences diversity in the gut 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The groups claimed EPA had violated the law by not considering endangered species over the course of approving more than 1000 pesticide products. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z It will not need fertilizer or pesticides, he said. For less environmental damage and more biodiversity, turn to native plant lawns 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Over the past decades, Brazil has become the world's leading soybean producer, as well as the leading consumer of pesticides. Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The findings are important because they show that bumblebees cannot avoid pesticide exposure using their sense of taste. New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having successfully engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide. Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Trained as a lawyer, Li worked on endangered species policy at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center and at Defenders of Wildlife, where he filed a pesticide lawsuit against the office where he now works. Pressured by lawsuits, EPA toughens pesticide rules to protect endangered species 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Intense commercial farming is known to harm birds — fields completely clear of trees and other natural barriers lack shelter for wildlife, and pesticides and other agricultural chemicals can hurt birds. Birds nesting in agricultural lands more vulnerable to extreme heat, study finds 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z |
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