There are over 1,000 pesticides used around the world. The United States uses over one billion pounds of pesticides every single year. Worldwide, that number is approximately 6 BILLION pounds. And each one has different applications, properties, and toxicological effects.
Outside of direct occupational contact through agriculture and landscaping, most people expose themselves to pesticides through everyday activities, like eating food and drinking water
These same pesticides in addition to slowly killing us are killing our bees. Not only honeybees are dying but many species . Rudolf Steiner predicted the loss of bees by 2020. If we don’t stop using pesticides this will happen Without bees a third of our crops will not be grown and the grocery store shelves of nuts, vegetables and fruits will be diminished.
Below is an example of some pesticides:
Herbicides kill or prevent further growth of weeds and other unwanted plants. Most herbicides are fairly indiscriminate and will kill any plant they’re sprayed on unless the plant has been genetically engineered to withstand them.
Fungicides target fungi, like mold, rust, and mildew that can be damaging to plants. Biochemical companies designed these to disrupt cell energy production or damage fungal cell membranes.
Insecticides may kill, repel, or otherwise harm various species of insects. Some of them attack the insect’s nervous system, and some of them can damage the insect’s exoskeleton.
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