Pesticides Products [From Taj Agro
International India]
A pesticide is
any substance or
mixture of
substances
intended for
preventing,
destroying,
repelling or
mitigating any
pest. A
pesticide may be
a chemical
substance,
biological agent
(such as a virus
or bacterium),
antimicrobial,
disinfectant or
device used
against any
pest. Pests
include insects,
plant pathogens,
weeds, molluscs,
birds, mammals,
fish, nematodes
(roundworms),
and microbes
that destroy
property, spread
disease or are a
vector for
disease or cause
a nuisance.
Although there
are benefits to
the use of
pesticides,
there are also
drawbacks, such
as potential
toxicity to
humans and other
animals., 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 which
may be
administered to
animals for the
control of
insects,
arachnids or
other pests in
or on their
bodies. The
term includes
substances
intended for use
as a plant
growth
regulator,
defoliant,
desiccant or
agent for
thinning fruit
or preventing
the premature
fall of fruit,
and
substances
applied to crops
either before or
after harvest to
protect the
commodity from
deterioration
during storage
and transport.
Products
Acaricide
for modern
agriculture
overcoming newer
challenges in
crop
preservation .