Among pesticides, weedicides have come to be used in large quantities. 75 per cent of the pesticides being used belonged to the yellow category, meaning the most toxic of the permitted categories. Shortage and the high cost of labour are forcing farmers and householders to resort to the use of weedicides. Increasing incidence of life-threatening diseases have been linked to pesticide residues in agricultural produce. However the use of chemical pesticides in food crops has come down drastically with eco-friendly methods, including bio-controls, have found acceptance among farmers. The peak in pesticide consumption could be because of the increasing use of such chemicals in non-food crops. The costs of new pesticides are prohibitive and farmers tended to use cheaper pesticides. Yet there is an increasing tendency among farmers to use the safer Green category pesticides. Go Green Pest Control Ladner Pest Control Tsawwassen Pest Control Delta Pest Control Randy Bilesky