BISC 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bacillus Thuringiensis, Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, Sodium Channel

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Department of Humanities Biological Sciences
• Course: BISC 313
• Professor: Vicki Marlatt

Document Summary

Case study neonicitinoids part 1: types of structures, chemistry, environmental fate and ecotoxicological impact. 26. 7% non-agricultural use (mainly antimicrobials, some fungicide and vertebrate control) Wet deposition of pesticides and dry deposition. If pesticides are highly soluble in water then it can be transferred far. Many regulatory bodies & legislation managing pesticides in canada. Federal: pest control products act, food and drugs act, canadian environmental protection act, 1999, fisheries act, migratory birds convention act, 1994, species at risk act. Provincial/territorial: pesticide acts and associated regulations, drinking water legislation. Any substance or mixture of substances used to destroy, suppress or alter the life cycle of any pest. May be naturally derived or synthetically produced substance. Can also be an organism: e. g. bacterium bacillus thuringiensis (bt) which is used to control number of insect pests (caterpillars, mosquito & black fly larvae, e. g. genetically modified crops (e. g. roundup ready corn) Most common categories of pesticides include: bactericides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and repellents.