Pesticides Like Dew

Pesticide grains trapped on the tip of the leaves of young rice plants look like dew. A farmer is spraying pesticides into rice plants in Simpang Kramat, North Aceh.

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Use of pesticides to prevent destructive pests and eradicate plant diseases will also increase agricultural and horticultural products that directly benefit farmers.

Pesticides are toxic chemicals, compounds used for agricultural purposes. Should be understood, although there are benefits from its use, pesticides are also shown to have a negative impact on the environment and disrupt the balance of ecosystems.

Pesticides work by interfering with essential biological mechanisms of their target species, primarily through actions such as paralyzing an insect’s nervous system. However, since these mechanisms are not specific to one species, these chemicals potentially harm other organisms, including humans. worstpolluted.org.

When the utilization of pesticides enters the food chain, it can cause various diseases harmful to humans.

Pesticide exposure can cause a variety of adverse health effects, ranging from simple irritation of the skin and eyes to more severe effects such as affecting the nervous system, mimicking hormones causing reproductive problems, and also causing cancer.en.wikipedia.org.

Due to the many negative impacts caused by the use of chemical pesticides, let's move on to the eco-friendly pest control science that had been done by farmers hundreds of years ago.

Dr. Edward Group DC, NP, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM write articles related to homemade organic environmentally friendly pesticides released by Global Healing Center. Here are 10 Homemade Organic Pesticides, offering some favorite organic, natural, inexpensive, organic methods to make insect busting pesticides.

1. Neem
2. Salt Spray
3. Mineral Oil
4. Citrus Oil and Cayenne Pepper
5. Soap, Orange Citrus Oil, and Water
6. Eucalyptus Oil
7. Onion and Garlic Spray
8. Chrysanthemum Flower Tea
9. Tobacco Spray
10. Chile Pepper / Diatomaceous Earth (For more details, please visit LINK).

The dependence of the use of chemical pesticides in our place in Aceh has reached an alarming rate, there is no sign to minimize its use. The following pic was taken at Simpang Kramat, Aceh Utara, Aceh on this day, Thursday 1 March 2018.

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These photos were taken during in a joint visit @azirgraff, @teukumukhlis, and @saifuelbahrie. Please see @azirgraff post "Photographers In Action".

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http://www.worstpolluted.org/projects_reports/display/82
https://study.com/academy/lesson/use-of-pesticides-benefits-and-problems-associated-with-pesticides.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_pesticides
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984095/}