Pesticides do the job, killing the insects, but they kill the environment too. We need to stop using pesticides and use biotechnology and genetic engineering to control pests and insects. What exactly are biotechnology and genetic engineering? They are the future of agriculture. They are the pest's specific, less toxic, environmentally friendly way of controlling the pests that impact on agriculture. They are the best ways to boost agricultural output and still save the environment. The U.S. could have been using biotechnology as early as the late 1800's. USDA entomologist C.V. Riley was quoted in an article written by Sean Adams for Agricultural Research. In James Whorton's book, Before Silent Spring, he describes agriculture before the Industrial Revolution. He writes that farmers in the 1800's used arsenic and sulphur to stop insects and molds from harming their crops. Even then it was known that

Pesticides, if their use continues unregulated, are very dangerous. Alligators and humans are at the top of the food chain. Both unknowingly eat contaminated food out of contaminated waters. People will be able to have fewer children, possibly due to global pesticides contamination, much like the alligators of Lake Apopka. Biotechnology and genetic engineering will not add new chemicals to an already chemically altered environment. Biotechnology could eliminate the need for such chemicals entirely. By implementing the pests' natural enemies, such as bacteria, fungi, to combat an infestation, we could have a less toxic, cleaner environment. For example, many people chemically treat their lawns, either doing it themselves or by using commercial companies, to beautify their property. These pesticides and herbicides are chemicals that can be replaced by a strain of bacteria, Bacillus popilliae. The bacterium causes milky spore disease in the Japanese beetle grubs that eat the grass roots. These bacteria will not harm humans or animals, something the chemicals cannot guarantee. Biotechnology also makes better, safer, and less expensive products for farmers. "A new biological pest controller costs $1 to $2 million and may only need th

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