Farmers also reinterpret the binary concept in different ways
which ascertains the duality of the perceptions about pesticides
(Table 4). For example, some see pesticides as a politician,
hiding behind the shadow of his true identity,
doing something else from what he says.
Pesticides to farmers come in both the good and the
bad in one package. There is the belief that pesticides help in killing
insects but other lives are sacrificed in return. This blurred
perception about their helpful effects is reinforced when chemical
salespersons stress the ‘medicinal’ effects of pesticides on plants.