By Eleanor Meys
The adverse effects of pesticide use on humans and the environment have long been a concern for consumers, growers, and scientists—and rightly so. In the past, we have seen the catastrophic effects when nontarget risks of pesticides are not known or properly considered.
A classic example in the United States was the use of the insecticide DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) in the 1940s to 1970s. The use of DDT was detrimental to the reproduction of bald…
