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Pesticides Problem, possible solutions


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Pests have been destroying our crops for 1000s of years.  We have always been trying to find ways to use things from nature to rid these pests. Up until the 1940s we had been using slightly effective natural ways of ridding pests. But in the 1940s we started using artificial pesticides, these increased our yield by a lot. These pesticides were found to be harmful to humans. So we invented new ones in the 70s and 80s that are just as effective. They are safer for humans But now we are starting to realize that these have there own faults. They are likely the primary cause of the decrease in bee population. 

But there are many solutions. I've listed 2 likely solutions:

BT Crops 
In a nutshell BT crops target certain types of insects stomachs and kill them.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2021 at 2:11 PM

    I really liked this blog! I didn't know that pest control chemicals were used in 1940s. This was also interesting to read. Good job!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2021 at 10:31 AM

    This was really amazing. I never knew how much of a problem pests are.

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