http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/ipm.htm EPA; What “Integrated Pest Management” Means. Age-old, common-sense practices are what many people associate with IPM. Today many growers no longer apply pesticides to food on a regular basis regardless of whether or not there are insects, weeds, or other pest problems. In some parts of the country, food is being marketed as IPM food.
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/organics.htm Environmental Protection Agency “Organically grown” food is food grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Pesticides derived from natural sources (e.g., biological pesticides) may also be used in producing organically grown food. Increasingly, some consumers are purchasing organically grown and processed foods as a way to reduce their exposure to synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Many supermarkets now stock organic products for their consumers. Ask your grocer about organic food and its availability at your store.”
http://whyfiles.org/016skeeter/kill.html The Why Files Alternatives to using DDT’s A specific example for mosquito abatement using protozoan. Other recommended organisms for abatement are also discussed.
http://www.panna.org Pesticide Action Network North America – PANNA: HOME PAGE PAN’s Pesticide Database site provides complete pesticide toxicity and regulatory information
http://www.pesticide.org/default.htm Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems.