According to a 1979 Vegetable Pesticide Survey, nearly 1.3 million pounds of pesticides were used to control weeds, insects, fungi, and nematodes on seven vegetable crops in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The seven vegetable crops included cabbage, carrots, green peas, lettuce, onions, snap beans, and sweet corn. Approximately 671,000 acre-treatments were made ranging from 255,000 for sweet corn to 1,800 for cabbage.
Details
Title
1979 Pesticide Use on Vegetables in the Northwest, A Preliminary Report
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/333797
Language
English
Total Pages
42
Note
As part of a national survey of pesticide use on vegetables, Northwest vegetable growers were personally interviewed to collect data on specific pesticides used, acres treated, methods of application, and target pests controlled in 1979. Approximately 150 growers were interviewed in Idaho, 350 in Oregon, and 350 in Washington. A stratified random sample design was used to select growers. Data were expanded for individual farms in the survey to reflect all farms by multiplying the sample data by the inverse of the sample ratio for each stratum. The pesticide use data were then adjusted by the ratio of the number of acres of the crop grown in the State to the number of expanded sample acres for the crop.
