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| Pesticide is a broad term, covering a range of products that are used to control pests. The slug pellets, ant powder, weed killers, rat and mouse baits that you may use in your everyday life, are all pesticides. Other pesticides you may have heard of include: | ||||
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insect killers (insecticides)
mould and fungi killers (fungicides) weed-killers (herbicides) slug pellets (molluscicides) plant growth regulators bird and animal repellents and rat and mouse killers (rodenticides). |
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| However, as pesticides are used to kill unwanted pests, weeds or moulds, they could also harm people, wildlife and the environment. This is why there are strict controls in place over their sale and use. It is up to everyone who is involved with pesticides, whether they are farmers, professional growers or gardeners to ensure they are used safely and effectively. It is worth remembering that today’s pesticides have been designed so as little as possible is needed and only as a last resort (farmers use about a third less chemicals today than they did in 1983). | ||||
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| What to use instead? Crocus have a great section on how to rid your garden of unwanted pests either organically, biologically or with a little help from granules and powders. more... | ||||
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| There are strict enforcements if banned chemicals are found in garden sheds, garages, etc. with fines of up to £5,000. So it is worth checking your stocks now and dispose of them carefully. The banned chemicals are listed below:... | ||||
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ASDA Armillatox (Plant Protection) B&Q Boots Cutlass Do It All Evergreen Fisons Focus Grasshopper Great Mills Greensward Groundclear
Homebase J Arthur Bowers Plant Protection SAG Levington Murphy New SuperTox NimrodT Roseclear2 Touchweeder Tumbleweed Verdone Plus Wilko Woolworths for further information visit the governments |
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