A product is a pesticide if it makes a claim that it will kill or destroy a pest These items are easily available and cangenerally be purchased over the counter at hardware stores, nurseries and supermarkets Pesticides are classified in the following two categories
chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of organisms that people consider undesirable Fungicides (which kill fungi), herbicides (which kill plants), and insecticides (which kill insects) are types of pesticides
A general term used to describe chemical substances (e g , chlordane, DDT, and kepone) that are used to destroy or control insect or plant pests Many of these substances are manufactured and do not occur naturally in the environment Others are natural toxins that are extracted from plants and animals
Collective name for a variety of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, algicides, fumigants and rodenticides used to kill organisms
This is the descriptor applied to chemicals used to kill pests and minimise their impact on agriculture, health and other human interests Pesticides are often classified according to the organisms which they are used to control, e g as fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, molluscicides, nematicides, rodenticides etc
Any insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, or rodenticide, not including nontoxic repellents or other forest chemicals
Substances or mixtures of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or reduce populations of pests (either plant or animal) to an acceptable level
Chemicals used to kill pests The term is most often used to refer to chemicals directed against arthropods
chemicals including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides that are used to kill living organisms
A collective term meaning chemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, and silvicides, which are used to kill pests such as weeds, insects, unwanted trees and plants, etc
This is the descriptor applied to chemicals used to kill pests and minimize their impact on agriculture, health and other human interests Pesticides are often classified according to the organisms which they are used to control, e g as fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, molluscicides, nematicides, rodenticides etc