Vol. 3, Special Issue 3, Part E (2017)

Abstract
Pesticides are any substance or a mixture of substances used for preventing, destroying repelling, or mitigation of any pest. The may be bio pesticides, antimicrobials, and pest control devices. Pests may be insects, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The process of chemical crop-protection is profit- induced poisoning of the environment. The Poisoning action of pesticides can be divided into four modes namely; (a) physical Poisons, (b) Nerve Poisons, (c) Protoplasmic Poisons, and (d) Respiratory Poisons, Thus the pesticides affect every one i.e. they affect your health, your family’s health and your community’s health. A detailed description of pesticide hazards, monitoring and control is described in this paper.