Pesticides and resistance
Please watch the following 2-minute video about mosquitoes developing resistance to insecticides in an African community: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIgI_Ij3wUk.
Also, please watch this 4-minute video, “The Buzz About Pesticides,” at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fXYR9FTfM
For this discussion:
Based on the videos, describe the impact of pesticide resistance on the environment and subsequently human health.Are there alternative strategies to pesticide use for controlling pests/vectors of disease?
Provide explanations and support for your answers.
Module readings:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Foodborne germs and illnesses. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/foodborne-germs.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Division of vector-borne diseases (DVBD). Retrieved on 5/5/16 at http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dvbd/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) prevention. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/evaluation/topics/disorders.html
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Painter, J. A., Hoekstra, R. M., Ayers, T., Tauxe, R. V., Braden, C. R., Angulo F. J., et al. (2013). Attribution of foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths to food commodities by using outbreak data, United States, 1998–2008. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19(3): 407-415.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). About Pesticides. Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/index.htm
Washington State University. (n.d.). School IPM.
Retrieved on 4/17/16 at http://schoolipm.wsu.edu/
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