According to environment expert's insecticides should not be used in a vegetable and food crop
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Impact on environment
Pesticides can contaminate soil, water, turf, and other vegetation. ... Insecticides are generally the most acutely toxic class of pesticides, but herbicides can also pose risks to non-target organisms.
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Insecticides should not be used in a vegetable and food crop
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- Insecticides are chemicals or substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides ( kill eggs of insects) anf larvicides (kill insects larvae), they are also used in agriculture, medicine, industry etc.
- There are few disadvantages of using insecticides -
- They sometimes kill non targeted organisms or harm other organisms for example DDT is banned in USA as it affects reproductive capacities of predatory birds.
- Insects when constantly exposed to insecticides build up resistence against it.
- Food and vegetables when not properly washed harms human beings too.
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