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

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  • Webb, Shwu-Eng H.

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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.

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  • Webb, Shwu-Eng H., 1981. "Preliminary Data: Pesticide Use on Selected Deciduous Fruits in the United States, 1978," Staff Reports 276717, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:276717
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.276717
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    1. Suguiyama, Luis F. & Carlson, Gerald A., 1985. "Fruit Crop Pests: Growers Report the Severity and Intensity," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309336, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Osteen, Craig D. & Szmedra, Philip I., 1989. "Agricultural Pesticide Use Trends and Policy Issues," Agricultural Economic Reports 308081, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Nielsen, Elizabeth G. & Lee, Linda K., 1987. "The Magnitude and Costs of Groundwater Contamination from Agricultural Chemicals: A National Perspective," Agricultural Economic Reports 308032, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Nielsen, Elizabeth G. & Lee, Linda K., 1987. "The Magnitude And Costs Of Groundwater Contamination From Agricultural Chemicals: A National Perspective," Staff Reports 277938, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. Ferguson, Walter L., 1985. "Pesticide Use on Selected Crops: Aggregated Data, 1977-80," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309340, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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