The Special Hazards of Systemic Insecticides
Growing Greener
English - November 01, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Science Earth Sciences Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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They sound great – something you apply to a seed or plant and which spreads throughout the organism to provide protection against any insect attack. The reality, though, as described by Sharon Selvaggio, Pesticide Program Specialist at the Xerces Society, reveals the way these highly toxic chemicals cause indiscriminate death and persist in the soil for years.