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Pesticides is the general term that's used to describe the chemicals that are designed to kill pests. The first part of the word, which is 'pest-' in this case, identifies the intended target or victim of the chemical. The second part of the word, '-icide', explains the intended, terminal action to whatever the pest is.
There also are specific chemicals that kill specific pests. For example, 'fungicides' kill fungi. Chemicals identified as 'insecticides' kill insects. Those identified as 'miticides' kill mites. 'Herbicides' kill plants, usually weeds, 'rodenticides' kill rodents, etc.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoAn insecticide is what a pesticide which kills bugs will be called. The word originates in the combination of the word insecta -- the taxonomic class to which bugs belong -- with the suffix -cide, which relates to killing.
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∙ 6y agoSome pesticides can be used to kill insects.
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∙ 14y agoWhat kind of parasite?
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Can vinegar be used as a pesticide?
vinegar can be as a pesticide because its acidity can kill a pest or insects in garden
What is a chemical used to lower the population of insects inheritance landfill adaptation or pesticide?
pesticide didn't ya'll learn this at school
What is an adulticide?
An adulticide is a pesticide used to kill adult insects rather than their larvae.
What is an unintended consequence of using pesticide of plants?
The rise of pesticide-resistant insects.
What is the most lethal spider-killing pesticide?
The most lethal spider-killing pesticide will vary from one location to another depending on the manufacturers. Some of the ingredients used to make lethal pesticides include malathion, carbaryl, and bifenthrin.
What is the difference between a fertiliser and a pesticide?
pesticide is something used to destroy living plants or animals( pests, as in rodents) or you can think of it like this, the word pest is rodents and icide is like killing something or like homicide detective and fertiliser is something that insects do, like to fertilize a plant or an animal< for example, bees fertilizing plants.
What is a common pesticide used all over the world?
Raid is a very common household pesticide it can be used for many insects such as bees,ants,roaches,flys .And can be found in most stores world wide.
Can Caffeine be used as a pesticide?
we think it will work because caffeine has a strong smell and maybe insects wont like it.
What are some of the dangers to crops?
Drought, insects, famine, to much pesticide, to little pesticide are possible problems.
What is the difference between pesticide and insecticide?
Insecticides target insects and their larvae whereas pesticides are designed to eliminate the harm done to crops by such pests as mice , birds or fish . See related links below to additional information regarding insecticides and pesticides .
What are pests and is killing pests a good idea?
Pests would take over the Earth if we let them & if no one used pesticide you couldn't afford groceries or eat out in restaurants since the food would not be safe. Rodents are considerred pests as well as insects.
What are disadvantages of applying pesticides?
You can be killing millions of living things, no matter where you spray the pesticide there are several things that die. Certain other insects are on a plant when you apply a pesticide, and that could kill them and the bad insect. When it rains, the pesticides are carried away with the rain, going to the ocean, polluting the ocean and also killing coral. THere are still millions of other disadvantages of using pesticides.
