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A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest. Though often misunderstood to refer only to insecticides, the term pesticide also applies to herbicides, fungicides, and various other substances used to control pests.
Follow the links below to find information about pesticides and other forms of pest control.
Updated January 2008
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Fleas
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Better Health Channel
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Fleas feed off the blood of humans and animals such as dogs and cats. A flea bite is intensely itchy and secondary infections are common. Treatment options include anaesthetic creams and icepacks to reduce the swelling.
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May 2008
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Mosquitoes - how to avoid being their dinner
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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A mosquito is a very annoying flying insect. It is always on the lookout for blood because that is what it likes to eat. It sinks its proboscis (a hollow needle-like stinger) through your skin, and sucks up blood.
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May 2008
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Media release. Murray Valley Encephalitis
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Department of Health in South Australia today confirmed the presence of the mosquito-borne Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) in the Riverland.
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May 2008
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Scabies
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Queensland Health
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Scabies is a skin infestation with a mite called Sarcoptes scabiei. These mites burrow into the skin where they live and reproduce. Eggs laid in the burrows hatch, crawl out onto the skin and make new burrows.
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Apr 2008
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Mosquito bites
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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In all parts of Australia, mosquitoes are common pests. Mosquitoes mainly breed and bite during the summer months when people spend more time outside.
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Mar 2008
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Pesticides - safety when you use a pest control service
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Better Health Channel
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Pesticides are toxic. They need to be used with great care. If they are used carelessly they may damage the health of the person applying them or the health of other people in the community. They may also damage the environment. If you use a commercial pest control service to control pests at home, you should take precautions to minimise your exposure to these toxic substances.
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Mar 2008
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Pesticides - how to choose a pest control service
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Better Health Channel
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You should hire a person (pest controller) who holds a Licence to Use Pesticides, if you have a pest problem that is too big to manage yourself. In Victoria this photo ID licence is issued by the Department of Human Services.
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Mar 2008
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Bedbugs
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Better Health Channel
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Bedbugs are parasites that can infest houses, particularly beds and mattresses, and feed on human blood. Their bite typically causes a large, reddened and itchy wheal. Pesticides and good hygiene practices are usually required to rid a house of bedbugs.
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Mar 2008
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Chemicals - coping with spray drift
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Better Health Channel
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Sprayed chemicals can drift over neighbouring properties, waterways and water tanks, and can affect human health, animals or the environment. Health impacts of exposure depend on how and where the chemical is applied, the amount of drift and the toxicity of the chemical. If you have been exposed to chemical sprays, there are a number of agencies you can contact for help.
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Feb 2008
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Arsenic mine tailing and health
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Better Health Channel
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Arsenic is a substance found in the environment. It occurs naturally in crushed rock. It is often extracted during gold mining activity. The extracted material is called mine tailing. Children are at most risk if exposed, so contact with mine tailing soil and dust should be minimised.
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Feb 2008
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Pubic lice (crabs)
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Better Health Channel
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Pubic lice, or crab lice, infest pubic hair. They can also sometimes affect hair of the armpit, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard and torso. Pubic lice are usually sexually transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. Lice infestation causes no serious harm, but is a warning that you should be tested for other sexually transmissible infections (STIs).
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Jan 2008
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Scabies
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Better Health Channel
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Scabies is caused by small mites that burrow into the skin. The skin reacts to the mites, causing red itching bumps or blisters to form. If you develop scabies, your sexual partners and all members of your household should also be treated with a scabies cream or lotion.
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Jan 2008
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Bites and stings
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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In summer weather especially there are many biting insects around. There are some things you can do to help avoid your children being bitten.
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Jan 2008
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Acute Reference Doses for agricultural and veterinary chemicals
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This document sets out the acute reference doses (in units of mg/kg bodyweight) for agricultural and veterinary chemicals used on food producing crops or animals, and is current at 31 December 2007.
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Dec 2007
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Food - pesticides and other chemicals
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Better Health Channel
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Chemicals such as pesticides, antibiotics and hormones are used in plant and animal farming to boost production and ensure adequate food supply. However, residues can be harmful to humans if taken in large amounts. Chemical levels in Australia are set by food laws and monitored by random supermarket sample surveys.
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Nov 2007
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Pesticides - home safety issues
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Better Health Channel
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Household pesticides are substances that you may use at home to control pests. They can cause harm if not used appropriately. Household pesticides may be used to control insects like cockroaches, mosquitoes and fleas or rodents like rats and mice.
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Sep 2007
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Interventions for treating scabies
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Scabies is a parasitic infection of the skin. It occurs throughout the world, but is particularly problematic in areas of poor sanitation, overcrowding, and social disruption, and is endemic in many resource-poor countries. The global prevalence of scab...
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Apr 2007
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Organic food
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Better Health Channel
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Organic farming is the production of food without the use of synthetic chemicals or genetically modified components. Organic foods are not necessarily completely chemical free, but the pesticide residues are considerably lower than those found in foods produced with synthetic chemicals.
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Apr 2007
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Cockroaches
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Better Health Channel
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The cockroach is believed to spread a range of disease-producing organisms to humans including salmonella, staphylococcus and streptococcus. Cockroaches prefer warm, humid conditions with a ready food source. You can treat an infestation yourself or hire a professional pest control operator.
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Aug 2006
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