Pest Management- Food Production- Toxicity Notes Chapters 11 & 20

Classification of Pesticides Specific Types:

Chemical Classes of Pesticides

Benefits of Pesticide Usage

Problems Associated with Pesticide Usage

How Pesticides Function

Cultural Methods

Biological Methods

Genetic Methods

Fig. 13-30, p. 299 What Can You Do? Reducing Exposure to Pesticides • Grow some of your food using organic methods. • Buy organic food. • Wash and scrub all fresh fruits, vegetables, and wild foods you pick. • Eat less or no meat. • Trim the fat from meat.

Food Production and Distribution

Traditional Farming

Modern Farming

U.S. Crop Yields

Animal Farming

Biotech Crops in the United States

RISKS AND HAZARDS Risk is a measure of the likelihood that you will suffer harm from a hazard.