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http://www.virtual-explorations.org/Florida_insects/biological_control.htm "Pest management is the reduction of pest problems by actions selected after the life systems of the pests are understood and the ecological as well as economic consequences of these actions have been predicted, as accurately as possible, to be in the best interest of mankind". Rabb, R. L. and F. E. Guthrie, 1970. The use of pesticides in the control of insects has not been effective as we have seen by the return of the Mediterranean and Oriental fruitflies that have reappeared after massive spraying of the pesticide Malathion. And the use of pesticides has caused the extinction of many beneficial insects, as well as poisoning the water and the birds and reptiles who may have fed on the poisoned insects. Pesticides do not differentiate; they will kill the good as well as the bad. Extinction is final, there is no resurrection for any of the insects that are gone. As we saw by the story of the ...

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/chemical-versus-organic-fertilizers July 12, 2006 CORVALLIS - Ever wonder what the differences are between processed or "chemical" fertilizers and "organic" fertilizers? Based on information from the new Oregon State University Master Gardener handbook,  "Sustainable Gardening,"  and OSU soil scientist John Hart, processed or "chemical" fertilizers and organic fertilizers differ in the degree of processing they go through before they are used by home gardeners and farmers. Processed fertilizers are manufactured or are refined from natural materials such as rock, animal or petroleum products. Nutrients are concentrated in industrial processes to make them more available to plants. Ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate and potassium sulfate are examples of processed fertilizers. The fertilizers that you buy for your garden or lawn, such as 10-10-10, are usually composed of mixtures of these...