Insecticide

An insecticide is a pesticide whose purpose is to kill or to prevent the multiplication of insects.

Related Topics:
Pesticide - Insect

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Insecticides are very widely used in agriculture, as well as in people's dwellings and workplaces. The use of insecticides is one of the major causal factors behind the increase in agricultural productivity in the 20th century.

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Various plants have been used as folk insectides for centuries, including tobacco and pyrethrum.

Related Topics:
Tobacco - Pyrethrum

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