The History of Pesticide Use

  • Sep 29, 1300

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo writes about use of mineral oils to fight off mange in camels.
  • Tobacco

    Tobacco extracts were used as contact insecticides.
  • Airplanes First Used

    Airplanes were first used as a way of applying the insecticides on the crops.
  • DDT

    DDT was discovered to be insecticidal in Switzerland.
  • Modern Advances in Agricultural Technology

    Introduction of low use rate Group 2 ALS/AHAS inhibitor class of chemistry.
  • Chinese Use Arsenic

    The Chinese were reported to have used arsenic to control garden insects.
  • Period: to

    History of Pesticide Use

Plan projects on a visual timeline

Map milestones, phases, deadlines, and key events in one place so the sequence is easier to see and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.