New Plants for Florida: Conclusion by Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…New varieties will continue to help reduce the amount of pesticides, fertilizers and energy used in farming. …”
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A agricultura urbana em Natal (RN): da produção convencional à orgânica by Rosangela Medeiros Hespanhol

“…The choice of this association is due to the fact that farms, since 2012, are changing from a conventional production system, that was absorbing lots of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, to the organic system, that is producing less impact to the environment and people’s health. …”
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Natural Products for Managing Landscape and Garden Pests in Florida by Eileen A. Buss, Sydney G. Park Brown

“… This publication describes “natural” pesticides: alternatives that are usually less toxic to non-target organisms and the environment and that, when used correctly, can be effective substitutes for synthetic products. …”
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Insecticide chlorfenapyr confers induced toxicity in human cells through mitochondria-dependent pathways of apoptosis by Longfei Wang, Zheng Qu, Yifan Xu, Guangqing Yu, Xiangyang Liu, Meizi Wang, Shiheng An, Xinming Yin, Risong Na, Youwu Hao

“…Pesticides are always used in the environment, the unexpected effects of pesticides on the environment and non-target organisms need to be continuously studied. …”
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A survey on the Epidemiology of Acute Poisoning in Adults Referring to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ardabil during 2017-2020 by Roksana Farabi, Aylin Javan-Molaei, Esmaeil Farzaneh, Saeid Sadeghieh Ahari, Sara Mostafalou

“…The results show that the three agents of drug poisoning, opium and pesticides are the main means of poisoning in adults. …”
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Toxicity test of compound essential oil nanoemulsion on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) eggs by Nurnina Nonci, Rita Noveriza, Araz Meilin, Melati Melati, Ifa Manzila, Arlyna B. Pustika, Haliatur Rahma, Erwin Najamuddin, Amran Muis

“…FAW control efforts that have been carried out by most of our farmers involve synthetic pesticides. The development of plant pesticides with essential oil (EO) base materials is becoming increasingly innovative through nanoemulsion technology. …”
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A case report on acute combined poisoning of Indoxacarb and Novoluron and its management by Rohita Chitithoti, Chopparapu Sai Supraja, Danaboyina Sreelekha, Sri Lakshmi Sai Meghana Adusumilli, Ramireddy Veerareddy, Puppala Santosh

“…In India, it is not uncommon for individuals to attempt suicide by ingesting pesticides. Though several publications have reported cases, there are no specific guidelines for managing indoxacarb poisoning. …”
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EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) screening program for potential effects to the endocrine system caused by pesticide exposure. Written by F.M. Fishel, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, March 2013. …”
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Landscape Integrated Pest Management by Eileen A. Buss, Adam G. Dale

“…People can be quick to use pesticides, but an integrated approach using multiple tools can be much safer, have longer lasting beneficial effects, and in some cases cut costs. …”
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2003 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: Worker Protection Standard -- EPA [Federal] by Leo C. Polopolus, Michael T. Olexa, Fritz Roka, Carol Fountain

“… The purpose of the EPA Worker Protection Standard is to provide federal safety standards for users, employers, workers, and handlers of agricultural pesticides. This is EDIS document FE422, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Herbicides: How Toxic Are They? by Jason Ferrell, Frederick Fishel, Cody Gray, Greg MacDonald, Curtis Rainbolt, Brent Sellers

“… Although there have been pesticides that are toxic and dangerous to handle, most of these products are no longer used and have been replaced by newer chemistry. …”
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EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) screening program for potential effects to the endocrine system caused by pesticide exposure. Written by F.M. Fishel, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, March 2013. …”
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2003 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: Worker Protection Standard -- EPA [Federal] by Leo C. Polopolus, Michael T. Olexa, Fritz Roka, Carol Fountain

“… The purpose of the EPA Worker Protection Standard is to provide federal safety standards for users, employers, workers, and handlers of agricultural pesticides. This is EDIS document FE422, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Herbicides: How Toxic Are They? by Jason Ferrell, Frederick Fishel, Cody Gray, Greg MacDonald, Curtis Rainbolt, Brent Sellers

“… Although there have been pesticides that are toxic and dangerous to handle, most of these products are no longer used and have been replaced by newer chemistry. …”
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Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Ornamental Crops by James F. Price, Elzie McCord, Jr., Curtis Nagle

“…Resistance of arthropods to crop management chemicals has been problematic since the early era of synthetic organic pesticides. During the 1970s and early 1980s leafminer outbreaks heavily damaged herbaceous ornamental crops such as chrysanthemum, gypsophila, aster, and marigold in fields, shade houses and greenhouses. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Thiram (Fungicides) under Visible Light Irradiation by Sanjay R. Thakare, N. S. Bhave

“…Pesticides in the different form are toxic to the environment and removal of its form the various sources is a difficult task. …”
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Role of Nanobiotechnology Towards Agri-Food System by Niguse Hotessa Halake, Jara Muda Haro

“…In the agriculture sector, nanobiotechnology is necessarily used as fertilizers (nanofertilizers) for crop yield improvement, pesticides (nanopesticides) for crop protection, and nanobiosensors for the detection of crop pathogens, soil conditions, and vegetation conditions, Similarly, intelligent food packaging, and detection of pathogens, adulterants, and toxins in food are its importance in the food sector.…”
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Stability Regions and Bifurcation Analysis of a Delayed Predator-Prey Model Caused from Gestation Period by Nikenasih Binatari, Fajar Adi-Kusumo, Lina Aryati

“…The system is motivated by natural disease management using the interactions between the original and the treated species populations, such as Aedes aegypti and Wolbachia mosquitoes, fertile and infertile pests as a pesticide’s effect, uninfected and infected cancer cells by an oncolytic virus, and so forth. …”
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Natural matrix reinforced with a coordination compound and magnetic nanoparticles to remove organic contaminants from water by Helen Paola Toledo-Jaldin, Alien Blanco-Flores, Delia Monserrat Ávila-Márquez, Oscar Roberto Montes-Moreno, Alfredo Rafael Vilchis-Nestor, Gustavo López-Téllez, Alejandro Dorazco-González

“…Sugarcane bagasse, a metal-organic framework, and magnetite nanoparticles form a composite that can be used as absorbent materials for the removal of three pesticides (atrazine, carbofuran, and iprodione). Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized, functionalized, and supported on the SCB while the metal-organic framework grew on the surface. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) by Frederick Fishel

“…This regulation is primarily intended to reduce the risks of illness or injury to workers and pesticide handlers resulting from occupational exposures to pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants on agricultural establishments (i.e., farms, forests, nurseries, and enclosed-space production facilities such as greenhouses). …”
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