Conventional pesticides—which generally aim to kill—aren’t the only weapons available to fight crop pests. More farmers are using biopesticides derived from natural materials such as plants and minerals. Biopesticides biodegrade in nature, won’t hurt humans, and may reverse pest-resistance caused by synthetic pesticides.
Read MoreThe first recorded use of pesticides was about 4500 years ago by Sumerians who used sulphur compounds to control insects and mites. Over the past several millennia, humans have continued to invent new ways of controlling unwanted pests in agriculture, to great benefit to society at large…
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