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The first pesticides were probably phytotoxins, chemicals produced by plants to discourage insect infestation. The term "pesticide" simply describes how a chemical is used, not what it's made of. For example, the infamous Zyklon-B that the Nazis used in their death camps was manufactured as a pesticide.
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What is a dielectric pesticide?
This is a pesticide that will not conduct electricity. It is important because wasps and other insects will make nests near electrical lines. If the pesticide conducts electricity, it could cause a short.
What is a chemical intended to kill insects or other pests?
These chemicals are called insecticides.
Is Propoxur safe for cats?
Propoxur is not safe for cats. The chemical is a household pesticide that is often found in bug killers.
Are crane flies poisonious if eaten by a cat?
actually based on my research that is perfectly health for cats to do, as long as the is no pesticide on the fly
What is a pestacide?
It is a harmful chemical that kills pest.
What did Rachel Carson do for the environment movement?
She Exposed the health effects of a pesticide that killed bugs or DDT. This pesticide was later connected to breast cancer in women that had come in contact with the pesticide.
Where did the word pesticide come from?
Pesticide is made up of two words 'pest and -cide'. The word pest refers to an annoying or troublesome thing. The suffice -cide is borrowed from Latin meaning 'killer' and is used in compound words, such as pesticide and homicide
What is the antonym for pesticide?
pesticide
When was My Pesticide created?
My Pesticide was created in 2007.
What is the opposite of systemic pesticide?
Local Pesticide
How close does a plant have to be to a pesticide for it to work?
depends on the pesticide and the pest If the pest is on the plant the pesticide must contact the plant.
What is the plural form of pesticide?
The plural of pesticide is pesticides.
How has crop dusting led to pesticide resistance?
The act of crop dusting itself has not led to pesticide resistance. Mismanagement of pesticide application is the root cause of pesticide resistance.
How do you spray a tall tree?
You don't have to go that high up. Crawling insects will have to come down into the pesticide or stay where they are.
What are the natural poisonous plant that are used as pesticide?
I don't know if they are naturally poisonous, but chrysanthemums immediately come to mind (pyrethrins) and is where a large percentage of pesticides come from
What is the ISBN of The Pesticide Question?
The ISBN of The Pesticide Question is 9780412035814.
When was The Pesticide Question created?
The Pesticide Question was created in 1993.
