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2. 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).

3. List of insecticides - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of insecticides.These are chemical compounds which have been registered as insecticides.The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [1]

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Pesticide regulation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   There are other sources of information about chemicals used in industry as a result of state and federal laws regarding the Community Right to Know Act. The Air Resources Board is responsible for public hazard disclosures in California. [68] Pesticide use disclosures are made by each pest control supervisor to the County Agricultural Commission ...