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Write down the role of pesticides and fungicides ​

Answer 1

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Pesticides are used to control various pests and disease carriers, such as mosquitoes, ticks, rats and mice. Pesticides are used in agriculture to control weeds, insect infestation and diseases. Herbicides to kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants, also known as weeds. ...

Fungicides are pesticides that kill or prevent the growth of fungi and their spores. They can be used to control fungi that damage plants, including rusts, mildews and blights. They might also be used to control mold and mildew in other settings.

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Answer 2

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Definition of Pesticides

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has defined pesticide as:

"Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport, or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal feedstuffs, or substances that may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids, or other pests in or on their bodies."

Types of Pesticides

These are grouped according to the types of pests which they kill:

Grouped by Types of Pests They Kill

• Insecticides – insects
• Herbicides – plants
• Rodenticides – rodents (rats & mice)
• Bactericides – bacteria
• Fungicides – fungi
• Larvicides – larvae

Role of Pesticides

The major advantage of pesticides is that they can save farmers. By protecting crops from insects and other pests. However, below are some other primary benefits of it.

• Controlling pests and plant disease vectors.
• Controlling human/livestock disease vectors and nuisance organisms.
• Controlling organisms that harm other human activities and structures.

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