Pesticides are biological or chemical agents that kill unwanted pests insects that attack plants, for example. So aren't they a good thing? Well, opinion is changing about whether they are dangerous to humans, too, and not just the insects that they were designed to eliminate.
Read a text that discusses some of the problems related to the use of pesticides and listen to an organic food expert discuss why more and more people believe we should stop using pesticides.
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