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Understanding Pesticide Risks: Toxicity and Formulation

Helen Muntz, Rhonda Miller and, Diane Alston (April, 2016)

Summary

Pesticides are substances that control unwanted organisms. A pesticide can be used to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests. Common pest organisms include insects, plants, fungi, bacteria, plant-parasitic nematodes, viruses, snails and slugs, and nuisance vertebrate animals. Pesticide is a comprehensive term for products that includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, bactericides (or antibiotics), nematicides, molluscicides, and rodenticides.