During the last 56 years, Silent Spring has been extensively referred to and served as a public warning on the …
Japanese Farmers Are Using Ducks Instead Of Pesticides
It is amazing video to protect paddy field from insects and weeds using ducks. It is eco friendly technique …
Spurious pesticide, fertilizers sale need to be stopped
Rawalpindi: Muhammad Mahmood, Secretary Agriculture Punjab directed agriculture department staff regarding spurious pesticides and fertilizer sales which must be end …
Do Pesticides Get Into the Flesh of Fruits and Vegetables?
Q. Do pesticides get into the flesh of conventional fruits and vegetables like cantaloupe, apples and cucumbers? A. Pesticides sprayed on …
Invasion of maize-eating caterpillars worsens hunger crisis in Africa
The crops that 200 million people rely on in Africa are under threat from a caterpillar that is spreading throughout …
Biological control of natural enemies
By Bhai Khan Solangi In Sindh and other provinces of Pakistan, farmers spray toxic chemicals (pesticides) on cotton, vegetables, oilseeds …
Potato Crop Health Management through IPM Approach
Outline Introduction: Crop Diseases, their Losses and control with special reference to potato pests and diseases. Traditional Pest and Disease …
Health Hazards, Environmental Effects and Externalizes of Pesticide Use in Pakistan
1. Introduction PESTICIDES have played an important in enhancing crop yields through insect pest control. However, their improper and excessive …
Push-pull strategy for pest control
By Dr Shahzad Maqsood Ahmad Basra, M. Tariq Javed & Dr Irfan Afzal April 09 2007: AGRICULTURAL production is limited …
Early warning on hazardous pesticides
The Rotterdam Convention aims to create a shared responsibility between countries that export and import toxic agro-chemicals. In July 2000, …
Tackling injudicious use of pesticides
INSECT pests and diseases, the prime factors causing low agricultural productivity, are mostly controlled by chemical means. Indiscriminate use of …