Article
National Pesticide Policy: A Call for Action
American Entomologist
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Date
1-1-1992
DOI
10.1093/ae/38.3.139
Abstract
PESTICIDE USE and regulation have been major public issues for many years. Environmental groups, the pesticide industry, legislators, and growers are frequently at odds over pesticides. Nonetheless, basic questions remain unanswered. What are the fundamental issues and choices regarding pesticide policy? What is the tech nical basis for making policy decisions? The time has come for a rational public debate on these questions. Although national pesticide policy derives from the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodcnticide Act (FIFRA) and regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), inadequacies in current legislation and regulation are becoming increasingly apparent.
Copyright Owner
Entomological Society of America
Copyright Date
1992
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Leon G. Higley, Michael R. Zeiss, Wendy Wintersteen and Larry P. Pedigo. "National Pesticide Policy: A Call for Action" American Entomologist Vol. 38 Iss. 3 (1992) p. 139 - 146 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wendy-wintersteen/16/
This article is published as Higley, Leon G., Michael R. Zeiss, Wendy K. Wintersteen, and Larry P. Pedigo. "National pesticide policy: a call for action." American Entomologist 38, no. 3 (1992): 139-146. doi: 10.1093/ae/38.3.139. Posted with permission.