Spraying a crop with a pesticide

Stuck on the pesticide treadmill

Since 1950, use climbed to about 2.5 million short tons a year, yet pest losses stayed roughly the same.

Agriculture — The Pesticide Treadmill

A patient lies in bed wearing a hospital gown with an IV drip attached, evoking a sense of illness.

Human cost is steep

WHO once estimated 3 million poisonings and 220,000 deaths from pesticides annually.

Agriculture — The Pesticide Treadmill

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