Question

Name some pesticides. How are they harmful?

Answer 1

A pesticide is a substance used to kill feral animals, insects, fungi or plants. ... Some pesticides are quite hazardous, as they can be harmful to humans and other living things. They can contaminate land, the air, food crops, water ways and seriously harm or kill native animals, pets and domestic animals.

Answer 2

pesticides are the chemicals used to prevent germs
While pesticides are useful for the control of various pests, many of them are hazardous chemicals. They are hazardous because they can poison the land, the water and the air.

It is very important to only use pesticides in accordance with the label directions which are found on the pesticide container. When people using pesticides become careless they run the risk of poisoning themselves, other people and animals and plants.

Animals which are intended to be killed with pesticides are called target animals. Animals (including people) which are not intended to be killed when a pesticide is used are called non-target animals.