Dr. Andrea Love

So, naturally derived pesticides are chemicals that exist somewhere in the ether of nature, meaning they've been identified existing somewhere on this planet, and they have an anti-pest impact, right? So think about... A lot of plants try to deter predators, right?

So, naturally derived pesticides are chemicals that exist somewhere in the ether of nature, meaning they've been identified existing somewhere on this planet, and they have an anti-pest impact, right? So think about... A lot of plants try to deter predators, right?

So, naturally derived pesticides are chemicals that exist somewhere in the ether of nature, meaning they've been identified existing somewhere on this planet, and they have an anti-pest impact, right? So think about... A lot of plants try to deter predators, right?

So they produce a lot of noxious things to prevent things from eating them, to prevent fungi from infecting them and so on and so forth. So a lot of the organic pesticides are chemicals that are produced by plants naturally and they've been isolated, studied and they're now produced by industrial chemical companies to be used as organic pesticides. So these are merely chemicals

So they produce a lot of noxious things to prevent things from eating them, to prevent fungi from infecting them and so on and so forth. So a lot of the organic pesticides are chemicals that are produced by plants naturally and they've been isolated, studied and they're now produced by industrial chemical companies to be used as organic pesticides. So these are merely chemicals

So they produce a lot of noxious things to prevent things from eating them, to prevent fungi from infecting them and so on and so forth. So a lot of the organic pesticides are chemicals that are produced by plants naturally and they've been isolated, studied and they're now produced by industrial chemical companies to be used as organic pesticides. So these are merely chemicals

die irgendwo in der Natur existieren. Also zum Beispiel Pyrethrins sind eine Klasse von organischen Pestiziden, die in organischer Landwirtschaft verwendet oder ermittelt werden. Und ein synthetisches oder ein semisynthetisches Derivative, die Pyrethroide, ist für die Verwendung in konventioneller Landwirtschaft erlaubt.

die irgendwo in der Natur existieren. Also zum Beispiel Pyrethrins sind eine Klasse von organischen Pestiziden, die in organischer Landwirtschaft verwendet oder ermittelt werden. Und ein synthetisches oder ein semisynthetisches Derivative, die Pyrethroide, ist für die Verwendung in konventioneller Landwirtschaft erlaubt.

die irgendwo in der Natur existieren. Also zum Beispiel Pyrethrins sind eine Klasse von organischen Pestiziden, die in organischer Landwirtschaft verwendet oder ermittelt werden. Und ein synthetisches oder ein semisynthetisches Derivative, die Pyrethroide, ist für die Verwendung in konventioneller Landwirtschaft erlaubt.

Now pyrethroids are actually more stable in ultraviolet light, so they don't deteriorate as quickly, which means that a farmer only needs to apply them once or twice in a growing cycle, whereas pyrethrins are very unstable, so they need to be applied repeatedly to have the same pest control effect. And You know, farmers have to use pesticides. There's no way around it.

Now pyrethroids are actually more stable in ultraviolet light, so they don't deteriorate as quickly, which means that a farmer only needs to apply them once or twice in a growing cycle, whereas pyrethrins are very unstable, so they need to be applied repeatedly to have the same pest control effect. And You know, farmers have to use pesticides. There's no way around it.

Now pyrethroids are actually more stable in ultraviolet light, so they don't deteriorate as quickly, which means that a farmer only needs to apply them once or twice in a growing cycle, whereas pyrethrins are very unstable, so they need to be applied repeatedly to have the same pest control effect. And You know, farmers have to use pesticides. There's no way around it.

We have 8.1 billion people on this planet. It's not your backyard affluent garden. Like if we need to feed people when there are food deserts and, you know, malnutrition everywhere, pesticides are essential, right? And so we want to use the fewest amount possible that have the most specificity, the fewest off-target effects and most cost effectiveness, right? So those are actually,

We have 8.1 billion people on this planet. It's not your backyard affluent garden. Like if we need to feed people when there are food deserts and, you know, malnutrition everywhere, pesticides are essential, right? And so we want to use the fewest amount possible that have the most specificity, the fewest off-target effects and most cost effectiveness, right? So those are actually,

We have 8.1 billion people on this planet. It's not your backyard affluent garden. Like if we need to feed people when there are food deserts and, you know, malnutrition everywhere, pesticides are essential, right? And so we want to use the fewest amount possible that have the most specificity, the fewest off-target effects and most cost effectiveness, right? So those are actually,

Two related chemicals, one is natural, one is synthetic. They have very similar impact on their target pests. And of course, pesticides have tropism. So an insecticide is not acting on people. An herbicide like glyphosate is not acting on people. Humans don't even have the enzyme that glyphosate targets. But it's kind of a lot of that same rhetoric.

Two related chemicals, one is natural, one is synthetic. They have very similar impact on their target pests. And of course, pesticides have tropism. So an insecticide is not acting on people. An herbicide like glyphosate is not acting on people. Humans don't even have the enzyme that glyphosate targets. But it's kind of a lot of that same rhetoric.

Two related chemicals, one is natural, one is synthetic. They have very similar impact on their target pests. And of course, pesticides have tropism. So an insecticide is not acting on people. An herbicide like glyphosate is not acting on people. Humans don't even have the enzyme that glyphosate targets. But it's kind of a lot of that same rhetoric.

So a lot of the organic pesticides, because they're not legally permitted to be tweaked in order to improve the specificity, improve the stability, reduce the off-target effect, they actually are worse for the farmers because they have to use more of it to have the same desired effect. They're often worse for the environment because they'll target non-target species.

So a lot of the organic pesticides, because they're not legally permitted to be tweaked in order to improve the specificity, improve the stability, reduce the off-target effect, they actually are worse for the farmers because they have to use more of it to have the same desired effect. They're often worse for the environment because they'll target non-target species.