ALTERNATIVE PESTICIDES IN

BANGLADESH
Group members:
Name ID

1. Ummay Humayra Papiya 1520425

2. Asmee Jahan 1521608
3. Md. Mashur-Ul-Islam 1530730
 Introduction
“PESTICIDES” are the substances
meant for attracting, seducing, and
then destroying, or mitigating any
pest. They are a class of biocide. The
most common use of “Pesticides” is
as plant protection products, which
in general protect plants from
damaging influences such as weeds,
plants diseases or insects. Here we
have to discuss about alternatives of
pesticide which can be biological,
organic etc.
 Facts about Pesticides
 Pesticides Increase Suicide Risk among Farmers?
 Pesticides Are Affecting Pregnant Women
 Pesticide Regulations Are a Joke
 Pesticides Are Killing the Bees
 Pesticides Have Contaminated Our Food
 Pesticides Are Polluting the Air
 We Don’t Fully Understand the Devastating Effect of
Pesticides
 Some More Facts
 At least three million people are
poisoned by pesticides every
year.
 25 million agricultural workers
are poisoned every year.
 More than 200,000 people die
each year from pesticides.
 Half of all pesticides are used on
the five main crops- cereal,
corn/maize, rice, cotton, soya.
Goals of using Alternative Pesticide
Pesticides are mostly harmful in the long run. Therefore, the main
objective of using the alternatives is to reduce the side effects.
Here the alternatives would be such effective that it will totally
fulfill the necessity of use of the pesticides which we are using
these days. Moreover, taking some additional benefits from the
alternatives.
 Methods
 Crop rotation.

 Polyculture.

 Trap crops, which attract pests away from the valuable crops.

 Reduced use of chemical pesticides.

 Organic farming.

 Biological pest control, such as:

 Pheromones.

 Entomopathogenic fungi.

 Bacteria and viruses.

 The release of other organisms, such as natural pest predators and parasites.

 Genetic engineering practices, such as insect breeding interference.

 Advantages
Increase food production – Crop protection technologies allow U.S.
producers to increase crop yields and efficiency of food production
processes. Up to 40 percent of the world's potential crop production is
already lost annually because of the effects of weeds, pests and diseases.
These crop losses would be doubled if existing pesticide uses were
abandoned.
Decrease the cost of food – Because the use of pesticides improves crop
yields, crop protection technologies also impact the cost of food. Without
crop protection chemicals, food production would decline, many fruits and
vegetables would be in short supply and prices would rise. Helping to keep
food prices in check for the consumer is another large benefit of pesticides.
Consumer benefits – Pesticides allow consumers to consume high-quality
produce that is free of insect blemishes and insect contamination. Crop
protection chemicals that reduce and, in some cases, eliminate, insect
damage allow the consumer to purchase high-quality produce free of insect
fragments.
 Disadvantages
 Health effects- Pesticides may cause acute and delayed health effects in people
who are exposed. 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.
 Environmental effect- Pesticide use raises a number of environmental
concerns. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a
destination other than their target species, including non-target species, air,
water and soil. Pesticide drift occurs when pesticides suspended in the air as
particles are carried by wind to other areas, potentially contaminating them.
Pesticides are one of the causes of water pollution, and some pesticides
are persistent organic pollutants and contribute to soil contamination.
 Economics- Human health and environmental cost from pesticides in the
United States is estimated at $9.6 billion offset by about $40 billion in
increased agricultural production.
 Additional costs include the registration process and the cost of purchasing
pesticides. The registration process can take several years to complete (there
are 70 different types of field test) and can cost $50–70 million for a single
pesticide. Annually the United States spends $10 billion on pesticides.
 Observations & results
Using the alternatives of pesticides is being highly beneficial
these days. Although there are some merits of using pesticides
which we have already mentioned in the long run it’s proven
that pesticides are mostly harmful. By using the alternatives we
getting the advantages of using the pesticides moreover we are
getting some additional benefits.
 Conclusion
There are proven alternatives to conventional pesticide use. These
approaches consider pest problems within a broad context that
considers many factors and also call for determining if pests are
actually causing or are likely to cause damage to health or crops,
and, if they are, whether the extent of damage warrants action.