When vector control and organic farming intersect: Pesticide residues on rice plants from aerial mosquito sprays

Vegetables and dairy milk are important commodities in Pangalengan and Lembang, West Java. However, agrochemicals are used intensively and excessively in production system. Therefore, pesticide residues and contamination commonly occurred in agricultural products and environments. The study aimed to assess farmers’ attitudes on pesticide toxicity and reducing pesticide residues in animal and food crops products, and investigate the attitude changes of farmers on pesticide use. It was an on-farm research and farmers were directly involved in the study. The attitude change was analyzed on questionnaire and interview base for over 99 respondents in Pangalengan and Lembang between 2001 and 2003. Samples of soils, weeds, cabbages and milk were collected for pesticide residue analysis. Results showed that farmers did not aware on toxicity effects of pesticides in both animal and human health. There was misinterpretation among the farmers where pesticides were regarded as drugs rather than toxic compound to increase productivity. The organochlorines/OCs (lindane and heptachlor) were common pesticide contaminants found in soils of 7.9- 11.4 ppb, but no organophospates (OPs) were detected. Both OCs and OPs were also detected in soils of Lembang at a range of 11.53-65.63 ppb and 0.6-2.6 ppb, respectively. There were pesticide residues detected in weeds collected from Pangalengan (8.93 ppb lindane, 2.05 ppb heptachlor, and 33.27 ppb chlorpyriphos methyl/CPM and Lembang (6.45 ppb lindane, 2.65 ppb endosulfan, 6.85 ppb diazinon, and 0.5 ppb CPM). Only endosulfan with least residue level (0.1 ppb) was detected in organic cabbages, whereas lindane was detected much higher (3.7 ppb) in non-organic cabbages. Pesticide residues were not detected in milk of dairy cattle fed on by-products of organic cabbages, but lindane was still present in milk of dairy cattle fed on non-organic cabbages for 7 days subsequently. The present study indicates that the organic farming practice may reduce pesticide residues in animal and agricultural products. Farmers appreciated that pesticides may cause residual effects on their products (95.2%) and affected public health and environment (92.9%). Therefore, they were willing to convert their agricultural practices to organic farming (69.1%).

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Pesticide residues in Portuguese strawberries grown in 2009–2010 using integrated pest management and organic farming

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-012-0934-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (9) ◽

pp. 4184-4192 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Virgínia C. Fernandes ◽

Valentina F. Domingues ◽

Nuno Mateus ◽

Cristina Delerue-Matos

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Pesticide Residues

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Organik Tarımda Bazı Yeni Yöntemlerle Yabancı Ot Kontrolü

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v6i2.213-218.1581 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 213

Author(s):

Taner Yıldız ◽

Fikret Özkaraman ◽

Dilek Kandemir

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Weed Control ◽

Surface Waters ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Control Methods ◽

Production Methods ◽

Field Crops ◽

Natural Production ◽

The World ◽

Soil And Water

The chemicals used for weed control cause pollution at both ground and surface waters, and lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in vegetables, fruits and field crops. For this reason, avoiding of use of chemicals and instead applying natural production methods (organic farming) emerged as a people desire. In recent times, the environmental consciousness has increased rapidly all over the world and potential dangers related to use of chemicals led scientists and people to worry. There have been extensive studies on different methods and machines, which can be used for weed control, as they do not leave any residues at soil and water sources. In this study, some new weed control methods were included that can be applied in organic farming.

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EVALUATION OF FARMERS APPRECIATION IN REDUCING PESTICIDE BY ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICE

Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.21082/ijas.v6n2.2005.p59-68 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Indraningsih Indraningsih ◽

Yulvian Sani ◽

Raphaella Widiastuti

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cattle ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Attitude Change ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Residue Analysis ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Agricultural Products ◽

Residual Effects ◽

Farming Practice ◽

Dairy Milk

Vegetables and dairy milk are important commodities in Pangalengan and Lembang, West Java. However, agrochemicals are used intensively and excessively in production system. Therefore, pesticide residues and contamination commonly occurred in agricultural products and environments. The study aimed to assess farmers’ attitudes on pesticide toxicity and reducing pesticide residues in animal and food crops products, and investigate the attitude changes of farmers on pesticide use. It was an on-farm research and farmers were directly involved in the study. The attitude change was analyzed on questionnaire and interview base for over 99 respondents in Pangalengan and Lembang between 2001 and 2003. Samples of soils, weeds, cabbages and milk were collected for pesticide residue analysis. Results showed that farmers did not aware on toxicity effects of pesticides in both animal and human health. There was misinterpretation among the farmers where pesticides were regarded as drugs rather than toxic compound to increase productivity. The organochlorines/OCs (lindane and heptachlor) were common pesticide contaminants found in soils of 7.9- 11.4 ppb, but no organophospates (OPs) were detected. Both OCs and OPs were also detected in soils of Lembang at a range of 11.53-65.63 ppb and 0.6-2.6 ppb, respectively. There were pesticide residues detected in weeds collected from Pangalengan (8.93 ppb lindane, 2.05 ppb heptachlor, and 33.27 ppb chlorpyriphos methyl/CPM and Lembang (6.45 ppb lindane, 2.65 ppb endosulfan, 6.85 ppb diazinon, and 0.5 ppb CPM). Only endosulfan with least residue level (0.1 ppb) was detected in organic cabbages, whereas lindane was detected much higher (3.7 ppb) in non-organic cabbages. Pesticide residues were not detected in milk of dairy cattle fed on by-products of organic cabbages, but lindane was still present in milk of dairy cattle fed on non-organic cabbages for 7 days subsequently. The present study indicates that the organic farming practice may reduce pesticide residues in animal and agricultural products. Farmers appreciated that pesticides may cause residual effects on their products (95.2%) and affected public health and environment (92.9%). Therefore, they were willing to convert their agricultural practices to organic farming (69.1%).

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Effects of Organic Farming of Rice Plants on Population Density of Leafhoppers and Planthoppers. I. Population Density and Reproductive Rate.

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology ◽

10.1303/jjaez.37.137 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 137-144 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Tatsuto KAJIMURA ◽

Yousuke MAEOKA ◽

I Nyoman WIDIARTA ◽

Takeshi SUDO ◽

Kazuya HIDAKA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Population Density ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Reproductive Rate ◽

Rice Plants

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Determination of pesticide residues in Turkey’s table grapes: the effect of integrated pest management, organic farming, and conventional farming

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ◽

10.1007/s10661-010-1389-4 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 173 (1-4) ◽

pp. 315-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Cafer Turgut ◽

Hakan Ornek ◽

Teresa J. Cutright

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Organic Farming ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Conventional Farming ◽

Table Grapes

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OPTIMALISASI PROSES BIOREMEDIASI SECARA IN SITU PADA LAHAN TERCEMAR PESTISIDA KELOMPOK MANKOZEB

Jurnal Teknik Industri ◽

10.22219/jtiumm.vol12.no1.51-56 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 51

Author(s):

SETIYO Y ◽

MADE S. UTAMA ◽

WAYAN TIKA ◽

IBP. GUNADNYA

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Pesticide Residue ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Farming System ◽

Soil Mineral ◽

Neutral Ph ◽

Physical Chemical ◽

Organic Farming System

Compost as an organic fertilizer could improve the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the soil in acertain way so that soil mineral was available for plant. The special aim of this research was to optimize the bioremediation process for degradation of pesticide residues at Bedugul Agro-tourism so that organic farming system will be sustainable. Based on C/N, and pH, it could be concluded that better solution for bioremediation of pesticide residue problem was by giving mixed-compost in horticulture cultivation. Deviation of pH in bioremediation process was 0.22, and pH in-situ bioremediation process was between 6.9 and 7.12 or neutral pH. In this condition micro-organism would be effective in degrading pesticide residue. Bioremediation process on pesticide residue of Ditane M-45 at horticulture cultivation deploy with 1.2 g/l/20 m2, 2.4 g/l/20 m2, and 3.6 g/l/20 m2 spraying dosages took place perfectly, which was showed by parameters on development of micro-organism population and the amount of pesticide residues. Pesticide residue of each spraying dosages was 0.25–1.7% at 35 days or this values were under 0.003 ppm.

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Cocktails of pesticide residues in conventional and organic farming systems in Europe – legacy of the past and turning point for the future

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-816 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vera Silva ◽

Violette Geissen ◽

Esperanza Huerta Lwanga ◽

Nicolas Beriot ◽

Klaas Oostindie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Soil Health ◽

Farming Systems ◽

Potato Production ◽

Organic Soils ◽

Organic Farms ◽

Conventional Farms ◽

Organic Farming Systems ◽

Study Sites

<p>Considering that pesticides have been used in Europe for over 70 years, a system for monitoring pesticide residues in EU soils and their effects on soil health is long overdue. In an attempt to address this problem, we tested 340 EU agricultural topsoil samples for multiple pesticide residues. These samples originated from 4 representative EU case study sites (CSS), which covered 3 countries and four of the main EU crops: vegetable and orange production in Spain (S-V and S-O, respectively), grape production in Portugal (P-G), and potato production in the Netherlands (N-P). Soil samples were collected between 2015 and 2018 after harvest or before the start of the growing season, depending on the CSS. Conventional and organic farming results were compared in S-V, S-O and N-P. Soils from conventional farms presented mostly mixtures of pesticide residues, with a maximum of 16 residues/sample. Soils from organic farms had significantly fewer residues, with a maximum of 5 residues/sample. The residues with the highest frequency of detection and the highest content in soil were herbicides: glyphosate and its main metabolite AMPA (P-G, N-P, S-O), and pendimethalin (S-V). Total residue content in soil reached values of 0.8 mg kg-1 for S-V, 2 mg kg-1 for S-O and N-P, and 12 mg kg-1 for P-G. Organic soils presented 70-90% lower residue concentrations than the corresponding conventional soils. There is a severe knowledge gap concerning the effects of the accumulated and complex mixtures of pesticide residues found in soil on soil biota and soil health. Safety benchmarks should be defined and introduced into (soil) legislation as soon as possible. Soil remediation techniques should be developed to keep the levels of pesticide residues below such benchmarks. Furthermore, the process of transitioning to organic farming should take into consideration the residue mixtures and their residence time in soil. &#160;</p>

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