Pesticide - Wikipedia In general, a pesticide is a chemical or biological agent (such as a virus, bacterium, or fungus) that deters, incapacitates, kills, or otherwise discourages pests
Pesticides - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Pesticides include herbicides for destroying weeds and other unwanted vegetation, insecticides for controlling a wide variety of insects, fungicides used to prevent the growth of molds and mildew, disinfectants for preventing the spread of bacteria, and compounds used to control mice and rats
Pesticides - US EPA Learn about EPA's recent actions on pesticides EPA regulates pesticides under broad authority granted in two major statutes, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Food Quality Protection Act, of 1996 (FQPA)
Pesticide | Definition Types | Britannica pesticide, any toxic substance used to kill animals, fungi, or plants that cause economic damage to crop or ornamental plants or are hazardous to the health of domestic animals or humans
What Is a Pesticide? Definition, Types, and Their Uses Pesticides are substances designed to control or eliminate organisms considered pests These can include a wide variety of living things such as insects, weeds, fungi, and rodents