chemical pesticide

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• Pesticide poisoning — Pesticide poisonings occur when chemicals intended to control a pest affect non target organisms such as humans, wildlife, or bees. Since label directions required by the FIFRA are specifically designed to protect applicators and other humans,… …   Wikipedia

• Pesticide — A cropduster spraying pesticide on a field Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[1] A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent (such as a virus or… …   Wikipedia

• Pesticide resistance — is the adaptation of pest species targeted by a pesticide resulting in decreased susceptibility to that chemical. In other words, pests develop a resistance to a chemical through artificial selection; after they are exposed to a pesticide for a… …   Wikipedia

• Pesticide use in the United States — is predominately by the agricultural sector.Kellogg RL, Nehring R, Grube A, Goss DW, and Plotkin S (February 2000), [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical/land/pubs/eip pap.html Environmental indicators of pesticide leaching and runoff from farm… …   Wikipedia

• Chemical Warfare Brigade — is a rock opera created by Marc Brownstein of the trance fusion band The Disco Biscuits. It was written during Marc Brownstein s dismissal from the band and was debuted by Electron. Since the Disco Biscuits rarely play a full Chemical Warfare… …   Wikipedia

• pesticide — UK US /ˈpestɪsaɪd/ noun [C] ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCTION ► a chemical substance used to kill organisms that are not wanted, such as harmful insects or small animals: »Environmentalists called for cuts in pesticide use. → Compare AGROCHEMICAL(Cf.… …   Financial and business terms

• pesticide — [pes′tə sīd΄] n. [< PEST + CIDE] any chemical used for killing insects, weeds, etc. pesticidal adj …   English World dictionary

• Pesticide formulation — 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 pure technical material. The AI is usually… …   Wikipedia

• pesticide — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chemical, synthetic ▪ the threat to human health from chemical pesticides in our food ▪ organic ▪ agricultural ▪ dangerous …   Collocations dictionary

• pesticide — 01. They use a lot of [pesticide] on their fruit trees, so I don t want to eat their apples. 02. You should wash your fruits and vegetables well before eating them to remove any [pesticides] that may still be on them. 03. The government is… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Pesticide — Épandage aérien de pesticides. Ce mode d épandage est celui qui est le plus susceptible de polluer l air. Il est peu utilisé en Europe, mais fréquent aux États Unis. Un pesticide est une substance émise dans une culture pour lutter contre des… …   Wikipédia en Français