Pest Management
Protecting Our Evnviroment
Different Pesticides
Pesticides: chemicals used to kill or control populations of organisms that humans consider undesirable.
Insecticides: chemicals that kill plants or inhibits their growth
Herbicides: chemicals that kill plants or inhibit their growth (weeds)
Fungicides: chemicals that kill fungi
Rodenticides: chemicals that kill rats and mice
Examples of pesticides: organophosphate pesticides affect the nervous system as well as carbamate pesticides. Organochlorine insecticides are not commonly used anymore (DDT)
Enviromental Health Problems
Today, pesticides are controversial because some people believe that their detrimental effects outweigh their beneficial uses. They can be harmful to humans and the environment because they are created as a poison. Pesticides such as the organophosphates and carbamates affect the nervous system. Some pesticides irritate the skin and eyes and some pesticides cause cancer (carcinogens). Certain pesticides affect the hormone or endocrine system. The harm of the pesticide depends on a person’s exposure and the toxicity of the pesticide.

Pest Management Stories
· US Geological Survey (USGS) test 9 rivers
· Found high concentrations of neonicotinoids
· Neonicotinoids, similar to nicotine, are a class of neuro-active insecticides that kill a broad range of pest.
· Seeds are sprayed with the neonicotinoids and are washed into streams when it rains
· Found to reducing bird populations, disrupting aquatic life and destroying the honeybee species and other pollinating insects.
· clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid different neonicotinoids
· Rivers that go through Iowa, and parts of Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin- states with highest concentration

Pest Management Stories Continue
· European Food Safety Commission (EFSA) links neonicotinoids, acetamiprid and imidacloprid affect humans
· Obstruct development and function on nervous system, damage brain structures and functions associated with learning and memory
· Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) and Acceptable Operator Exposure Level (AOEL) cut by 70% to protect human health
· Acute reference dose (ARfD)- cut by 75% to protect human health
· EFSA pushing for a new regulatory paradigm
Management Team
Antoinette McCoyHello, My name is Antoinette McCoy an i am the Leading Advisor for Dynamic Pest Control. I Go out into the community and find out what pesticides are affecting our community and i report them to my colleagues so that they can find a solution. | Alanna Hagedorn Hello, My name is Alanna Hagedorn and i am the Commmunity Advisor. I go out into the community and host events for the awareness of different pesticides that are affecting or community and what they can do to help. | Rachel Ainsworth Hello My name is Rachel Ainsworth and i am the Research Advisor. I do research on all different types of pesticides that are affecting our community and help fnd a solution to help the plant and animals in our community. |
Antoinette McCoy
Hello, My name is Antoinette McCoy an i am the Leading Advisor for Dynamic Pest Control. I Go out into the community and find out what pesticides are affecting our community and i report them to my colleagues so that they can find a solution.
Alanna Hagedorn
Guranteed Better Pesticide
Intergrated Pest Management (IPM)
It is an environmentally friendly approach to pest management and it includes a four step approach. First of all, action thresholds must be set to determine the point at which pest control is an economic necessity. Then, the pests must be monitored and identified to determine if they pose a threat to the agriculture and to decide what should be done. The third step is prevention which just means managing the agriculture so that the pests are not an actual threat. The final step is control if the first three steps have determined that pest control is needed. An effective but less risky method of control is always considered first in IPM.