Pesticides: Myths and Facts

‘Pesticides’. This
word itself evokes aversion, scare and contempt thanks to the chemophobia
widespread in the media. But they are the only group of artificially developed
chemicals which have contributed simultaneously towards improvement of public
health and food production. On the one hand pesticides control vector borne
diseases and save millions and millions of human lives. On the other hand they
contribute to food production by preventing the crop plants from the attack of pests
and diseases and save millions of people from starvation. In this book historical,
scientific and statistical data are provided to dispel the common myths about
pesticides and to highlight the significant contributions pesticides have made
towards public health,  food security and
forest conservation.