Those pesticides are known chemicals used in order to eradicate or reject all kinds of pests or species of animals and plants that can actually damage the correct process of agricultural production, the supplements used in order to control the development of plants that may affect the growth of certain crops, in addition to the products used in order to protect the harvested products preventing them from being affected during storage or transport, all these products are also considered as pesticides. Those substances that may be beneficial for the proper development and growth of certain crops, such as fertilizers, are exempt from this classification.
The creation of these substances arose during the 80's in order to provide protection to plantations from all kinds of harmful agents, which allowed agriculture to have a remarkable growth during that time and which has been growing since so. On the other hand, there are the cons of its application, since the experts assure that the indiscriminate use of this type of substances can be harmful to the ecosystem where it is applied, even going so far as to genetically modify certain pests to such an extent that they are they become stronger and therefore more difficult to eliminate, in addition to this they can be harmful to human beings, for this reason it is necessary that its use be done in a responsible way, it is there where the competent authorities must take action to thus keep its use controlled.
Despite all that has been said, it is important to note that these substances are very effective in eliminating all kinds of biotic threats, such as certain rodents and insects that can carry viruses that are deadly if transmitted to human beings humans.
Due to the different effects that these can cause in the environment, more environmentally friendly alternatives have emerged, such is the case of the use of pheromones and genetic engineering in order to avoid the reproduction of insects considered harmful to crops.
