Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is NOT a pesticide?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Homicide.Key Points
- Types of Pesticides -
- According to the type of pest they kill, there are different types of pesticides -
- INSECTICIDES - kills insects like cockroaches.
- RODENTICIDES - kills rodents like rats and mice
- HERBICIDES - kills unwanted plants in the fields
- BACTERICIDES - kills disease-causing bacteria
- FUNGICIDES - kills disease-causing fungus
- LARVICIDES - kills larvae of different mosquitoes like dengue, malaria growing in fields or homes.
- Hence Homicide is NOT pesticide.
- Homicide occurs when a person kills another person.
Additional Information
- Pesticides are chemical compounds used to combat pests such as insects, rodents (like rats), fungi, and parasitic plants (weeds).
- The pesticide consists of the word 'pest' (a destructive insect or another animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc) thus meaning, any substance or a mixture of substances whose aim is to destroy or control the impact of any pest.
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