78- . About right; positive (348 Votes)
- . Falls short; more needed (249 Votes)
- . Excessive; some unnecessary (210 Votes)
This is not a scientific poll — results reflect only the opinions of those voting.
Big Q
What’s your reaction to the state’s increased monitoring/actions on restricted-use pesticides?
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It bugs me.
Pesticides in our food supplies, when not inspected properly, become a part of our diet.
Future cancers, can be started, by the aggregate eating of pesticide foods, over decades.
Absolutely right. Most people ignore this awful fact.
In other news, the SSA hires Monsanto to fix that long life expectancy issue! 😉
You are what yo eat! and poison is poison … the concentration being the major variable. Also in the game is an improtatnt subjective word called trust. It need to be earned and go beyond legislation.
Farmers for the most part use pesticides wisely… it’s the home owner who has no idea what he is doing and does not follow directions.
I agree.
Farmers don’t spray just prior to harvisting.
State inspectors sample produce in the markets to check if they’re pesticide-free.
I cannot imagine farmers spraying something not needed when that something can cost hundreds of dollars per acre. I also cannot imagine them applying a product when it will wash away with rain or blow away with the wind. On the other hand, I regularly see home owners spraying when it is windy or in between back to back rain storms.
Pesticides are poisons which don’t disappear, they stay around in the environment and poison humans and other creatures who can be far away from the original source. We aren’t controlling the use of pesticides and herbicides NEARLY enough. This is what is killing the bees, for instance, which we need to pollinate plants.
Baloney… Roundup for example is sprayed on leaves and not on the soil which reacts with the pesticide. You must be thinking abou DDT which was banned a long time ago.