A pesticide is a substance used to kill, control or repel a pest. Pesticides have disadvantages and advantages. They are able to control pests, but it can also kill other organisms as well. Not only do they affect animals but they can effect us, as humans. It can get into drinking water as well as people's food. Research has proven that there are other, safer alternatives. Pesticides have existed since the 1920's. These types of …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

…showed last 75 words of 918 total…bugs from a plant. But the most simple way to keep pests from ruining crops is to simply rotate them or change the crops grown every year. Pesticides have advantages and disadvantages. They help grow successful crops, without them they would be ruined by pests. Everyday scientists are developing new solutions to pest problems. Soon pesticides will not contaminate soils and poison harmless animal and stricter laws will prevent farmers from using other dangerous pesticides.