Pesticides, Anthropogenic Activities, History and the Health of Our Environment: Lessons from Africa

This chapter describes the historical events related to pesticide use. The description of events focuses on human activities that necessitated the use of chemical agents for pest control to protect crops, and animals including humans in African countries. The description covers the common pests in A...

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Main Author: Manyilizu, Wilbert Bunini (Author)
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Published: IntechOpen, 2019-03-18.
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