Insecticides

insecticides - substances used to kill insects and prevent infestation.

A group of insecticides related to carbamic acid. They are primarily used on corn, alfalfa, tobacco, cotton, soybeans, fruits and ornamental plants.
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Chlorinated Hydrocarbons These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.

Third generation insecticides Synthesized, usually organic insecticides, which are nevertheless produced with the aim of minimizing the impact on non-pest, non-target species.

Ethylbenzene- C8H10, Colorless, flammable liquid with an aromatic odor, it is found in coal tar, petroleum, as well as in manufactured products like inks, insecticides, and paints. Ethylbenzene is also used to make styrene.

They have also been used in the production of hydraulic fluids, lubricants, inks, adhesives and insecticides. They are still found in old electrical equipment and releases into the environment continue from landfills.

These include a class of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides that linger in the environment and accumulate in the food chain. Among them are DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, chlordane, lindane, endrin, Mirex, hexachloride, and toxaphene.

Pesticides are chemicals that are aimed to kill pests - including insects (insecticides) weeds (herbicides) and moulds (fungicides). The insecticides include organochlorines and organophosphates.

It is used in various alloys, paints, soap, paper, rubber, ceramics, glass, insecticides, oil and gas well drilling muds, fireworks, lubricating oil, and steel hardening. It is naturally abundant in nature and is found in plant and animal tissue.

Hydrocarbons that contain chlorine. These include a class of persistent insecticides that accumulate in the aquatic food chain. Among them are DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, chlordane, lindane, endrin, Mirex, hexachloride, and toxaphene.

These include a class of persistent insecticides that accumulate in the aquatic food chain. Among them are DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, chlordane, lindane, endrin, Mirex, hexachloride, and toxaphene.

Over 11,000 different OCs are manufactured today, used in products ranging from pesticides such as DDT and Chlordane and insecticides such as Toxaphene and Mirex, to plastics, toothpaste, mouthwash and solvents.

How do scientists check to make sure that any pesticide used in food doesn't contaminate the food itself. Insecticides are sprayed on apple trees to eliminate worms, yet you don't want to eat pesticides.

Pesticide: substance used for controlling, destroying, or repelling a specific pest. Includes fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, rodenticides, defoliants, and plant growth regulators.

Substances intended to repel, kill, or control any species designated a "pest" including weeds, insects, rodents, fungi, bacteria, or other organisms. The family of pesticides includes herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, ...

Chemicals that kill organisms that are injurious to man or to the crops and animals upon which he depends for food, fiber and shelter. These organisms include insects, mites, microorganisms, weeds and rodents. Pesticides include insecticides, ...

Concerns about this prompted India to ban frog sales in 1987. India had been earning $10 million yearly on frog exports, but was spending $100 million importing insecticides, according to the group Mercy for Animals.

Botanical Pesticides Plant-derived insecticides and disease-killers often used in organic farming.Botany The science that focuses on the study of plants and how they thrive in their natural environments.

See also: Insecticide, Environment, Water, Pollution, Environmental