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Five Card Story: Should we ban the use of Pesticides on plants?
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For years there has been a debate whether America should continue to use pesticides on plants and vegetation. After continuous research, it should be concluded that the use of pesticides should be banned on native noninvasive plant species.
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Pesticides have the potential to contaminate soil, water, turf, and other plant life. Pesticides can be hazardous to a variety of creatures, including birds, fish, helpful insects, and non-target plants.
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Insecticide use has also resulted in a number of major issues, the most important of which being environmental contamination and pest species resistance. Since insecticides are dangerous substances, they may harm organisms other than hazardous insects. For example, evidence has shown that pesticides have been killing off wildflowers such as milkweeds which are consumed by pollinators such as bees and butterflies. As a result, it has caused a decline in the pollinator population which without change can lead to their eventual extinction.
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However, organizations such as the Department of Transportation argue that pesticides are still necessary to be used. Some DOTs uses pesticides on DOT property as an important part of Integrated Pest Management.
Conclusion (Pic 5):
Overall, While it may be argued that pesticides can be used for pest management they have also been shown to be harmful to vital plant species which help pollinators benefit the ecosystem. Legislators should consider the harm that pesticides have on the environment and work to propose a bill that manages the use of pesticides in order to avoid the negative results of pesticide use.
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