#pesticide a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
supertype: #chemical produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
subtype: #acaricide__acaracide a chemical agent used to kill mites
subtype: #insecticide__insect_powder a chemical used to kill insects
subtype: #pyrethrum made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
subtype: #dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__ddt an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
subtype: #larvacide an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects
subtype: #lead_arsenate a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
subtype: #lindane an agricultural insecticide
subtype: #Kwell (trademark) a preparation of lindane that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo
subtype: #Malathion (trade mark) a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
subtype: #organophosphate an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
subtype: #chlorpyrifos a common organophosphate insecticide
subtype: #parathion a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
subtype: #Paris_green a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
subtype: #rotenone a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
subtype: #pediculicide a chemical agent that kills lice
subtype: #phosphine a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
subtype: #scabicide a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
subtype: #sheep_dip__sheepdip a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites
subtype: #spray a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
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