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Pest control

Pesticides are categorized according to what type of pests they affect. Some common types of pesticides include insecticides for insects, herbicides for weeds, fungicides for fungi, and rodenticides for rodents.

A pesticide can be a natural or a chemically synthesizedPrepared by humans in a laboratory; not a naturally occurring process. substance. Chemical pesticides are toxicPoisonous., meaning they contain poisons. Natural pesticides do not use poisons to affect pests. Both types of pesticides have positives and negatives. These pesticides control pests by physically, chemically, or biologically disrupting a pest's life cycle or behavior.

There are hundreds of different syntheticA substance that is synthesized, or manufactured, in a...

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1. Introduction
2. Pest control
3. The good, the bad, and the pesty
4. A balancing act
5. Experiment 1 - Natural versus Synthetic: How do different types of pesticides compare against a pest?
6. Experiment 2 - Moving through Water: How can pesticides affect nontarget plant life?
7. Design Your Own Experiment