When are fields and crops that have been treated with pesticides safe?
Pesticides are poisons. The label on the pesticide container should tell you when it is safe to go back into sprayed fields. As a general rule, stay out of sprayed fields for at least two days. If you go into a treated area too soon, you can be poisoned when pesticides touch your skin. Or you could get sick from breathing pesticide fumes or dust in the air. Do not eat or sell food that has been recently treated with pesticides. Sometimes the pesticide container will tell you how long you must wait to eat treated food. If there is no information on the container, wait three weeks.
