PESTICIDE USE

1. Hobby/Amateur

1.1. WHY?

1.1.1. gardening

1.1.2. landscaping

1.1.3. household pests

1.1.4. popularity of "manicured lawns"

1.1.4.1. HSA

1.1.5. lack of knowledge

1.1.5.1. "weed" vs. "flower"

2. What's Affected

2.1. food sources

2.1.1. people

2.1.2. pollinators

2.1.2.1. bees

2.1.2.1.1. hives

2.1.2.2. moths

2.1.2.2.1. eggs & larvae

2.1.2.3. birds

2.1.2.4. butterflies

2.1.2.4.1. eggs & larvae

2.1.3. flowers (nectar), host plants

2.1.3.1. milkweed

2.1.3.2. clover

2.1.3.3. dandelions

3. Chemistry

3.1. chemical compound formula

3.2. herbicides

3.3. fungicides

3.4. neonicotinoids

4. farmers

4.1. eradicate pests

4.1.1. more money

4.1.2. better looking product

4.2. ease of applying

4.2.1. farm equipment

4.2.1.1. sprayers

4.3. readily available

4.3.1. wide distribution

5. landscaping

5.1. popular company practices

5.1.1. lack of knowledge

5.1.2. more money/business

5.2. popularity of manicured lawns