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2. Pest control - Wikipedia

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   Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. [1] The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and will range from tolerance, through deterrence and management, to attempts to completely eradicate the ...

3. Pesticide - Wikipedia

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   The word pesticide derives from the Latin pestis (plague) and caedere (kill). [5]The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has defined pesticide as: . any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the ...

4. Pesticide formulation - Wikipedia

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   The biological activity of a pesticide, be it chemical or biological in nature, is determined by its active ingredient (AI - also called the active substance). Pesticide products very rarely consist of the pure active ingredient. The AI is usually formulated with other materials (adjuvents and co-formulants) and this is the product as sold, but ...

5. Pesticide application - Wikipedia

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   A manual backpack-type sprayer Space treatment against mosquitoes using a thermal fogger Grubbs Vocational College students spraying Irish potatoes. Pesticide application is the practical way in which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or nematode control agents) are delivered to their biological targets (e.g. pest organism, crop or other plant).

6. Pesticide regulation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A quarantine exemption can be authorized in order to control the spread of a pest or introduction of a pest not known to be prevalent in the concerned region. This exemption can apply for up to three years and can be renewed. [24] A public health exemption can be authorized to control a pest believed to cause a significant risk to public health.

7. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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   Chemical control like releasing pheromones into the field to confuse the insects into not being able to find mates and reproduce. [74] Integrated Pest Management: using multiple techniques in tandem to achieve optimal results. [75] Push-pull technique: intercropping with a "push" crop that repels the pest, and planting a "pull" crop on the ...