2. Crested ibis Crested ibis used to be widespread in China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Russia. However, due to habitat loss, use of pesticides and fertilizers among other reasons, their global population dropped rapidly in the 1960s. The bird with a red face and claws i...
Chemical pesticides are still commonly used in Thailand for control of agricultural pests and disease vectors. Organophosphates, carbamates and synthetic p... T Chareonviriyahpap,B Aum-Aung,S Ratanatham - 《Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health》 被引量: 467发表: 1999年 ...
(农业). In the sea, it’s overfishing. Other problems include hunting, pollution, and climate change. The agreement aims to solve these problems. Take Target 17 for example, it calls for the world to cut the use of pesticides(杀虫剂)by 50 percent. Pesticides allow farmers to grow more ...
Additions and Corrections Consolidated List of Approved Common Names of Insecticides and Certain Other PesticidesA revised list of common names of insecticides and related chemicals compiled by the Committee on Insecticide Terminology and approved for use in the publications of the Entomological Society of...
(and plenty of sunshine), do wonders for the quality of its grapes. Pinot Noir reigns here alongside Chardonnay. The Hilt's winemaker Matt Dees is known for getting nerdy about perfect soil conditions and maintains a strict no-pesticides or herbicides policy — tricky work for Dees, but the...
“Silent Spring” hit bookstores in 1962, sparking worries about the potential risks of pesticides used on food. Author and environmental activist Rachel Carson called for an end to the practice of using DDT as a pesticide on food crops. 1963: Irradiation of flour gets FDA approval H. Armstro...
Cornflowers will not need a lot of care with regard to pesticides, since they resist pests and disease fairly easily. If they grow too tall, it’s a good idea to stake them so they have something to rest on. The flowers areattractive to butterflies and other pollinators. They grow best...
Iupac will release the next line-up of world-changing innovations in 2020. Nominations will open in July this year. 1 Nanopesticides Nano-formulated pesticides can deliver active ingredients where they are needed without polluting the environment or – asneonicotinoids have been accused to do...
Farms has made farming a practice. This can increase the world’s food supplies. Another benefit of this kind of farming is that it can be done anywhere, thus reducing the costs of transporting food to distant locations. Yet another benefit is that it reduces the need for pesticides(杀虫剂...
aThe W-H-O says products listing false information have been sold for years in some areas. The agencies say the problem of poor quality pesticides is widespread in parts of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. They called for worldwide acceptance of Food and Agriculture and World Health Organiza...