What is Your Knowledge About Pesticides?

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The term pesticide is a translation of the pesticide (English) derived from the Latin pestis and caedo which can be freely translated into toxins to control the intruder. The term intruders in the plants is often referred to as plant-disturbing organisms (OPD).

**A. Toxic Materials Needed.** Pesticides are often used as the primary choice for eradicating plant-disturbing organisms. Therefore, pesticides have a high killing power, its use is easy and the results are quick to know. However, if not wise enough to bring impact on users, pest target, and environment is very dangerous. Adverse effects include the following.

1. Can lead to poisoning for the user quickly or slowly.

Toxic host.
Resistance to pests due to the continued use of pesticides or continuous groups of compounds with incorrect doses.
The occurrence of resurjensi, the population of the next generation hes just increased after the application of pesticides. This incident is the result of killing the natural enemy when done pesticide application. It can also be due to the stimulation of pest egg production due to the use of certain insecticides at certain dosage levels.
The emergence of secondary pests. With the destruction of major pests, natural enemies of major pests and even natural enemies of secondary pests are killed. As a result secondary pests are growing rapidly and instead play a major pest role.
Destructive creatures such as predators pollinating insects, parasites, and pathogens.
pollute the environment, such as water, air, and so forth.

**In order not to happen things that are not desirable pesticide products should meet the criteria.**

Has low oral toxicity.
Has low dermal toxicity.
Not persistent. Pesticides do not survive in soil, plants and water For example, Aldrin and Di eldrin can survive for up to 10 years in the soil so that these active pesticides are not permitted for use by the local area.
Leave no residue on the plant.
Not applicable start.

6, Effective on target organisms.

Has a narrow spectrum or high selectivity. It means that the murdered only the intruder body while the other living body is not killed.
Not fitotoxis, that is not poison the plants themselves.
Does not cause resistance or the emergence of the nature keke. balan against pest organism or Target organism.
Easy to get and cheap price.
Non-combustible or explosive.
Can be stored long without reducing quality.
No damage to the tool.

Thanks to everyone, may we choose and use pesticides that do not kill beneficial ecosystems. Hopefully in the future we can switch to organic farming system to make our life healthy and not kill other ecosystems

Source: Rini Wudianto (Guidelines for Pesticide Use)