The First Episode

Uses

Pesticides are used in many ways to combat problems in agriculture and everyday life. In agriculture they are used to kill insects that eat the crop and to prevent the spread of diseases. Some diseases like Lyme, West Nile, and Rabies can be carried by rabbit's ticks' mosquitoes and other insects. Insecticides are the most used out of the many types of pesticides in agriculture. Theses kill the insects that could potentially harm people or even kill them. With this being said a major private company cannot be held accountable to see over these things. The government has created the EPA to look after public health and safety and the safety of the environment.