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Because for the creature they're intended to kill they're poisonous.
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How can chemicals used by farms and factories poison nearby waterways?
Fertilizers, weedkillers, fungicides and pesticides can all be washed into nearby waterways by irrigation or rainfall.
What is the loss of fertilizer and pesticides from soil by water moving through it called?
leaching
What is a chemical used to prevent destroy or repel pests?
These chemicals are called pesticides; see the link below for details.
Chemical used to eliminate certain plants or insect pests?
the chemicals that eliminates plants are called herbicides, and pesticides eliminate pests
How do pesticides get into rain?
Rainwater dissolving pesticides when running off farm-land is the main cause.
How are pesticides bad?
Yes pesticides are some what bad because of what they do, they kill insects. They also go threw the ground and eventually end in water making pollution... Some of the insects that the pesticides kill are actually not going to hurt the plants that the pesticides are on in the first place. that means pesticides kill and pollute, does that sound very good. Pesticides are made from chemicals, bad ones at that and poison's in poison's out.
Easy points of avdvantages and disadvantages of pesticides?
pesticides poison pests, but they can also poison other living organisms, or those who eat poisoned organism etc. also, farmers who don't use pesticides can sell their produce for more money as it is organic.
How do pesticides affect blue banded bees?
Pesticides are detrimental to any type of insects as they are, quite frankly, poison. Pesticides kill some insects, or interfere with the reproductive cycle, or prevent them from feeding safely.
Why are pesticides are sometimes called biocides?
Pesticides are sometimes called "BIOCIDES" because of their effects on living things.
What is it called when you purposely damage property?
vandalism
What is toxiphobia?
Toxiphobia - an exaggerated fear of poison or being poisoned A person suffering from this will believe that they will be poisoned by food either purposely or accidentally
What are facts about pesticides and health?
Pesticides are bad for our health and can poison people if ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin in large amounts. For people with sensitive skin, allergies and asthma the reaction can cause a rash and breathing issues.
Poison tooth of a snake is called as?
the poison tooth of a snake is called a thrike.
What is the chemical in poison ivy poison oak and poison sumac called?
Urushiol
What is it called when authors purposely spell words wrong?
mistake lol ;)
What is a person who studies pesticides called?
1876 -the one
Can a poison dart frog kill?
yes that is why it is called poison.
