date:Aug 06, 2015
eaders have a short amount of time to come up with an alternative, and so far, there hasn't been much progress. Other pesticides like 1,3-dichloropropene, chloropicrin and methyl iodide have all been found to have negative health effects on humans or to taint groundwater.
With time running out, finding the right pesticide is paramount, and scientists say it's unlikely chemicals will go away in the industry.
Were going to be using fumigants for a long time, said Steven Fennimore, an ecologist