Yes, tannins can have pest-repellent properties. These naturally occurring compounds, found in various plants, can deter herbivores and some insects due to their bitter taste and potential toxicity. While tannins may not kill pests outright, they can reduce feeding and reproduction, thereby helping to manage pest populations in agricultural settings.
The cacao leaf can kill insects because they contain tannins. Tannins are toxic to most insects like mosquitoes, gnats, ants, and fly's.
Chemicals used by farmers to kill insect pests are called pesticides.
One chemical component in radish that can kill pests is glucosinolates. When radish tissues are damaged, glucosinolates are released and converted into isothiocyanates, which have toxic effects on pests. These compounds act as natural insecticides that can deter or kill pests that may attack radish plants.
Pesticides are chemicals which kill pests, generally insect pests. "Quick action" pesticides kill bugs quickly.
As apples are not known to kill pests, no.
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they kill pests
Pesticides are used to keep away insects or other pests.
Yes, plants can kill plants in one day.
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They kill aphids and other garden pests.
by spraying pesticides on them.