Total crop production in the U.S. would be reduced by about 144 billion pounds without effective insecticides, according to a study recently released by the Crop Protection Research Institute. The three-year study, titled, “The Value of Insecticides in U.S. Crop Production,” was reviewed and endorsed by 22 crop commodity organizations. It set out to answer three questions concerning insecticide use.
The story continues with some interesting historical information about insecticide use in the US.
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http://www.agweek.com/articles/?id=3063&article_id=13921&property_id=41
