Preliminary Data: Pesticide Use on Selected Deciduous Fruits in the United States, 1978

Shwu-Eng H. Webb

No 276717, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Pesticide use in the production of apples, peaches, pears, and tart cherries in 1978 is reported for four producing regions--Northeast, South, North Central, and West (excluding California). Growers of these fruits used an estimated 36.5 million pounds of pesticides in 1978--12.8 million pounds of organic pesticides, 17 million pounds of oil as an insecticide, .9 million pounds of oil as a herbicide, and 5.8 million pounds of sulfur as a fungicide. Most of the organic pesticides were fungicides and insecticides with herbicides and other pesticides used in relatively small amounts. The West was the largest user of pesticides followed by the Northeast, South, and North Central regions.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40
Date: 1981-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276717

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