- Algicides
- Control algae in lakes, canals, swimming pools, water tanks, and other sites.
- Antifouling agents
- Kill or repel organisms that attach to underwater surfaces, such as boat
bottoms.
- Antimicrobials
- Kill microorganisms (such as bacteria and viruses).
- Attractants
- Attract pests (for example, to lure an insect or rodent to a trap). (However,
food is not considered a pesticide when used as an attractant.)
- Biocides
- Kill microorganisms.
- Disinfectants and sanitizers
- Kill or inactivate disease-producing microorganisms on inanimate objects.
- Fungicides
- Kill fungi (including blights, mildews, molds, and rusts).
- Fumigants
- Produce gas or vapor intended to destroy pests in buildings or soil.
- Herbicides
- Kill weeds and other plants that grow where they are not wanted.
- Insecticides
- Kill insects and other arthropods.
- Miticides (also called acaricides)
- Kill mites that feed on plants and animals.
- Microbial pesticides
- Microorganisms that kill, inhibit, or out compete pests, including insects or
other microorganisms.
- Molluscicides
- Kill snails and slugs.
- Nematicides
- Kill nematodes (microscopic, worm-like organisms that feed on plant roots).
- Ovicides
- Kill eggs of insects and mites.
- Pheromones
- Biochemical used to disrupt the mating behavior of insects.
- Repellents
- Repel pests, including insects (such as mosquitoes) and birds.
- Rodenticides
- Control mice and other rodents.
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- Defoliants
- Cause leaves or other foliage to drop from a plant, usually to facilitate
harvest.
- Desiccants
- Promote drying of living tissues, such as unwanted plant tops.
- Insect growth regulators
- Disrupt the molting, maturity from pupil stage to adult, or other life processes
of insects.
- Plant growth regulators
- Substances (excluding fertilizers or other plant nutrients) that alter the
expected growth, flowering, or reproduction rate of plants.
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