Health effects

Pesticides can present danger to consumers, bystanders, or workers during manufacture, transport, or during and after use.
The American Medical Association recommends limiting exposure to pesticides and using safer alternatives:
Particular uncertainty exists regarding the long-term effects of low-dose pesticide exposures. Current surveillance systems are inadequate to characterize potential exposure problems related either to pesticide usage or pesticide-related illnesses…Considering these data gaps, it is prudent…to limit pesticide exposures…and to use the least toxic chemical pesticide or non-chemical alternative