5.4a Pesticides

• Large fields of crops of the same type = monoculture 
• Monocultures attract a lot of pests, this reduces prodcutivity (food and finacial gain)
• To reduce the amount of pests, farmers use pesticides which are chemicals that kills the pest
• Advantages to pesticides is that it is easy to obtain, apply and are very effective
• Disadvantages to pesticides is that they are toxic and are harmful to humans and animals