esticides made organically, such as pepper spray. There are more alternatives that are being studied everyday. One new process is shock treatments. Dr. Eric Davies chairman of the botany department at N.C. State University is heading the study. Dr. Davies has found a way to shock the plants. This triggers a gene to produce natural chemicals that help the plant fight off predatory insects(Tiker 1B). Although far off from being a cure, his studies may lead to potential alternatives.In conclusion I’m going to end by saying that pesticides have a major effect on the world we live in. Everyday some part of the environment is destroyed due to the use of pesdicides. Every time we bite into an apple we’re taking a chance with our safety. To think that the animals are paying the price of our mistakes. It is in my mind that we owe it to them and ourselves to stop the use of pesticides. Works CitedMott, Lawrie, and Karen Snyder. Pesticide Alert. San Fancisco, Sierra Club Books,1987Ready, Tinker. “Shock Treatments may Zappesticides”. News & Observer 15 July 1997:1b Regenstein, Lewis. America the Poisoned. Washington D.C., Acropolis Books Ltd. 1982 Bibliography Avery, Dennis T., Saving the Planet with Pesticides and Plastic. Indicnapolis: Hudsin Institute, 2000Mandel, Mitch. “Farm Seeds Soaked in Pesticides” Organic Gardening July/August 2000:14Mott, Lawrie, and Karen Snyder. Pesticide Alert. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1987Ready, Tinker. “Shock Treatments May Zap Pesticides.” News &Observer 15 July 1997:1BRegenstein, Lewis. America the Poisoned. Washington D.C., Acropolis Books Ltd. 1982Rock, Andrea. “Toxiville” Ladies Home Journal Sept. 1999:106-9, 114-16...
