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The changing role of pesticides in pest management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

G. A. Schaefers
G. A. Schaefers
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Cornell University, Geneva, N.Y. 14456, USA
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Abstract

Significant changes have occurred in the role of pesticides in pest management programmes since the publication of Carson's book Silent Spring in 1962. This discourse addresses the multitude of factors which contributed to these changes including such factors as policy and legislation, the public's perception of associated risks, population pressures, the availability of practical integrated pest management programmes, and perhaps most importantly, the constraints to IPM in Third World countries. While reliable statistics are difficult to obtain, the changing patterns in pesticide use in the tropical regions are also discussed. Finally, the future of pesticide use in developing countries is projected, as is the necessity of their use and expected impacts.

Résumé

Des changements significatifs ont eu lieu à propos du rôle des pesticides dans des programmes de lutte dirigée depuis la parution du livre de Carson “Le printemps silencieux” en 1962. Cet exposé aborde la multitude des facteurs qui ont contribué à ces changements, notament des facteurs tels que politique et législation, perception des risques associés par le public, pressions démographiques, disponibilité des programmes pratiques de lutte dirigée et plus important peut être, les contraintes à la lutte dirigée dans le Tiers-Monde. Alors que des statistiques fiables sont difficiles à obtenir, les modes de changement dans l'usage des pesticides dans les régions tropicales sont aussi discutés. Finalement, des projections concernant l'avenir de l'usage des pesticides dans les pays en voie de développement sont faites tout comme sur la nécessité de leur usage et de leurs impacts attendus.

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policylegislationenvironmental impactproductioncultural controlpolitiquelégislationimpact écologiqueproductionlutte au moyen de practiques culturales
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 15 , Special Issue 6: Current Issues in Integrated Pest Management , December 1994 , pp. 583 - 598
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Copyright © ICIPE 1994

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