Pesticide | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-07

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Pesticide


00:01:16 1 Definition
00:05:47 2 History
00:08:42 3 Uses
00:10:50 4 Amount used
00:12:45 5 Benefits
00:13:32 5.1 Primary benefits
00:14:22 5.2 Monetary
00:15:07 6 Costs
00:15:26 6.1 Health effects
00:18:20 6.2 Environmental effects
00:20:58 6.3 Economics
00:21:47 7 Alternatives
00:23:50 7.1 Push pull strategy
00:25:32 7.2 Effectiveness
00:26:47 8 Types
00:27:30 8.1 Insecticides
00:29:12 8.2 Herbicides
00:29:56 8.3 Biopesticides
00:31:05 8.4 Classified by type of pest
00:31:18 8.5 Further types
00:32:07 9 Regulation
00:32:16 9.1 International
00:35:22 9.2 United States
00:37:58 10 Residue
00:39:06 11 See also



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SUMMARY
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Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests, including weeds. The term pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides (which may include insect growth regulators, termiticides, etc.) nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide, disinfectant (antimicrobial), and sanitizer. The most common of these are herbicides which account for approximately 80% of all pesticide use. Most pesticides are intended to serve as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products), which in general, protect plants from weeds, fungi, or insects.

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. Target pests can include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms), and microbes that destroy property, cause nuisance, or spread disease, or are disease vectors. Although pesticides have benefits, some also have drawbacks, such as potential toxicity to humans and other species.