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What is insecticide?

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What is the insecticide?
A product designed to kill insects/cide is to kill. Fungicide-kills fungus Miticide-kills mites Avicide-kills birds, etc etc.
Why are systemic insecticides better than common insecticides?
They are not always better. it is dependant upon insect, application site & circumstances. That only describes mode of action. What is important is results & what is actually best for the...
Can ladybugs work as well as insecticides and are they affected by the use of insecticides?
If you mean ladybirds, the red beetle with the black spots, they will be killed by insecticides. They however eat aphids so are beneficial and remove the need for spraying for greenfly.
What are the use of insecticides?
The control of insect populations is the reason for the use of insecticides. The suffix '-cide' refers to killing. The term may refer to sprays that are chemical, home made, or organic. The more...
How can pheromones be an insecticide?
By serving as bait by which the affected insects are trapped is the way in which pheromones can be used as insecticides. Insecticides are used to control insect populations. Pheromones are excretions...