This book is a sound science report about the consequences of pesticides to nature health and environment.The book shares essential insights into the use of pesticides in agriculture discusses the politics rhetoric and profits involved addresses the potential health and ecological risks of pesticides in our daily lives and debates possible solutions. Does sustainable agriculture exist and is agriculture without pesticides possible at allMoreover the author gives insight into his scientific work the setup of the experiments and also writes about his very own experiences with the media and press after publication of his studies.For many years Johann G. Zaller an ecologist at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna and his team have been researching applied chemicals and their effects on the environment.