4. INSECT BORNE DISEASE
Insects transmit many diseases and pathogens
Malaria
Caused by Plasmodium protozoa
Spread by Anopheles
DDT was used to stop
the spread of the
disease
8. ELEPHENTIASIS
thickening of the skin and
underlying tissues, especially
in the legs and male genitals
Worst affected area is
Ethiopia
9. A CHOICE FOR YOU
Would you rather…
Go blind at 30 years of age from tiny worms accumulating in your eyeballs
Die because of a small chance of cancer due to pesticide exposure at age 50
or 60?
10. PESTICIDES PROTECT CROPS
Pesticides protect 1/3 of our world crops
Postharvest losses would destroy a further 20 to 30 percent.
Food production would not match world demand if pesticide
usage stopped
12. ECONOMIC EFFECTS
Farmers save $3-5 for every $1 spent on pesticides
Bugs can also reduce the economic value of crops
Herbicides increase crop yields, reduce soil erosion, and reduce
the need for labor