What are 7 categories of pesticides?

Grouped by Types of Pests They Kill

  • Insecticides – insects.
  • Herbicides – plants.
  • Rodenticides – rodents (rats & mice)
  • Bactericides – bacteria.
  • Fungicides – fungi.
  • Larvicides – larvae.

What is the most effective pesticide?

Bacillus thuringiensis products are the most widely used microbial insecticides in the United States. They are commonly known as Bt. Different subspecies of Bt are effective against different groups of insects or their larvae. The best results will be achieved using Bt products by following a few guidelines.

What are the three classes of pesticides?

Includes insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. The health hazard to humans and animals is mild with herbicides and fungicides, while greater with insecticides.

What is a Category 1 pesticide?

Pesticides that are classified as highly toxic (Toxicity Category I) on the basis of either oral, dermal, or inhalation toxicity must have the signal words DANGER and POISON printed in red with a skull and crossbones symbol prominently displayed on the front panel of the package label.

What is the most toxic pesticide?

Paraquat is one of only two pesticides still used in the United States that is either banned or being phased out in the European Union, China and Brazil. It’s the most acutely lethal herbicide still in use today and has resulted in the death of at least 30 people in the United States in the past 30 years.

What is a Class 9 pesticide?

Class 9: Pesticide active ingredients banned for cosmetic use under the Pesticide Act but may be used under an exception.

How are pesticides names?

There are actually three different pesticide names. Each pesticide has a trade name, a common name and a chemical name. The trade name is the name that is advertised—it is the name you would most likely use at the counter of your favorite retail outlet to ask for a pesticide.