California reports increase in pesticide use after four-year decline

摘要

Pesticide use in California was up in 2010 after four consecutive years of decline, according to a report released Dec. 28 by the state's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). More than 173 million poundsof pesticides were reported applied statewide, an increase of nearly 15 million pounds - or 9.5% - from 2009, according to Summary of Pesticide Use Report Data 2010 (www.cdpr.ca.gov/ docs/pur/pur 10rep/10_pur.htm). There also was a 15% jump in the number of acres treated with pesticides - up 9.7million acres to a total of 75 million acres in 2010.