Sentences with phrase «to use pesticides»

I also have a deal with a local farmer that is not officially organic certified but who does not use any pesticide on most of his produce.

Individual sensitivities, while rare, may occur after using ANY pesticide product for pets.

Individual sensitivities, while rare, may occur after using ANY pesticide product for dogs.

Sometimes that nectar may contain traces of widely used pesticides.

I have plenty available and never use pesticides on my lawn.

Don't use pesticides in your home and garden.

How about a strain of vegetables that were safe from insects without using pesticides?

Even worse, common processed food ingredients are often grown using pesticide laden, genetically modified seeds, which are not labeled so you know that's the case.

What if I convinced my neighbor to stop using pesticides on her median strip, started biking instead of driving, or ate only organic fruits and veggies?

I heard someone tell me they still use pesticides on big corporate farms.

Fortunately, effective flea control has evolved greatly over the years, and we now can avoid using pesticides on our pets, in our homes and in our yards.

The federal government, which normally regulates pesticide use, has no guidelines about using pesticides on marijuana because the plant remains illegal under federal law.

They kill beneficial insects alongside harmful ones, which means that once farmers start using pesticides they often have to keep using them because there are fewer natural predators to help control pest populations.

It is always best to consult your veterinarian before using any pesticide.

You guys realize that organic does NOT mean they don't use pesticides right?

Conventional growers use pesticides to protect their crops from molds, insects and diseases.

In addition, many developing countries still use the pesticide indoors.

When growing crops for commercial use farmers sometimes uses pesticides to keep the bugs off of the berries.

Individual sensitivities may occur after using ANY pesticide product for dogs.

Individual sensitivities, while rare, may occur after using any pesticide product for pets.

Not using pesticides in your own garden or to rid your yard of bugs is another improvement.

Don't use pesticides Avoid using chemical pesticides in the garden if you can.

But, he admits, it would be best for bees if farmers could stop using the pesticide.

Somehow, our society still has a blind spot about using pesticides, which is defined as any substance used to kill a pest.

Ingredients within the best organic baby formulas are sourced from farms which utilize an organic approach; refraining from using pesticides, fungicides and other harmful agricultural bi-products which can find their way into food.

Once the most commonly used pesticide.

The researchers used this information in statistical models to compare the control group — farmers who had never used the pesticide in question — to those who had used it, and to compare the frequency of either allergic or non-allergic wheeze.

Corn, and plenty of other crops, use pesticides with chemicals known as neonicotinoids (they affect neurons, and are similar to nicotine).

Almost immediately, beekeepers and scientists noticed that bees contracted out to monoculture farms using the pesticides often appeared confused and disoriented.

In a recent report the World Bank said that overuse of chemical pesticides in developing countries contributes to costly health problems and questioned whether the risks of using pesticides outweighed the benefits.

At least 10 % of farmers in northern Latin America have returned to using pesticides because consumers are unwilling to pay more for organic coffee.

Expecting a farmer not to wear protective gear while using pesticides is akin to asking a surgeon not to gown up before surgery or asking an RD not to wear a protective mask entering an isolation room.

It started with customers asking about the labour and environmental conditions in the locations JQI sources from — not only are there regulations to honour, but consumers are increasingly demanding that food brands treat workers fairly and, in the case of produce, not use pesticides excessively.

«A lot of conventional farmers at the conference who approached us wanting more information said: «I don't want to use pesticides anymore because they're costly and I don't want to poison myself, or the soil».

I've experimented with different types of squash but I dislike using pesticides and we always have squash bugs come and destroy our plant just when the harvest is about to get good, so I finally ditched growing zucchini and her cousins.

Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands found that in the two decades since Dutch farmers began using the pesticide on a variety of crops, the birds» population declined by an average of 3.5 percent annually in farmlands where local water levels contained high concentrations of the chemical.

«Our results indicate that systematic testing for anti-androgenic activity of currently used pesticides is urgently required,» wrote the scientists from University of London's Centre for Toxicology, led by Professor Andreas Kortenkamp.

Thirty out of 37 widely used pesticides tested by the group blocked or mimicked male hormones.

As soon as we started using pesticides against unwanted insects and rodents, resistance began to evolve, says Michael Le Page

We all need to make an effort to only use pesticides when we need them.»

To improve shelf life, Scotts Miracle - Gro used a pesticide toxic to birds in its bird seed.

Farmers who used pesticides that spared bees but sacrificed killed other insects might be ignoring important sources of crop pollination, according to an Australian - led international scientific study.

Widely used pesticides subtly affect the insects» behaviour, and may be partly to blame for falling populations.

Most nurseries and a majority of homeowners use the pesticide Malathion.

Do organic farmers ever use pesticides?

Making the best choice for you: Choose Organic: Non-organic chocolate production uses pesticides and fertilizers which damage the soil and pollutes our water.

Because these places use pesticides constantly!

Arsenic is a heavy metal which was once used a pesticide, but was banned due to its carcinogenic, diabetes - causing, intestine - wrecking, and skin - discolouring effects.