Editing Pesticide (section)

==Types==
===Biopesticides===
{{Main|Biopesticide}}
[[Biopesticides]] are certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals. For example, canola oil and baking soda have pesticidal applications and are considered biopesticides. Biopesticides fall into three major classes:

* [[Microbial]] pesticides which consist of bacteria, [[entomopathogenic fungi]] or viruses (and sometimes includes the metabolites that bacteria or fungi produce). Entomopathogenic [[nematode]]s are also often classed as microbial pesticides, even though they are multi-cellular.<ref name="Coombs">{{cite web |last=Coombs |first=Amy |title=Fighting Microbes with Microbes |url=http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/33703/title/Fighting-Microbes-with-Microbes/ |date=Jan 1, 2013 |work=The Scientist |access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Microbial Insecticides: Principles and Applications |date=2011 |publisher=Nova Science Publishers |isbn=978-1-61942-770-9 |editor-last=Borgio |editor-first=J. Francis |location=New York |pages=492 |oclc=780442651 |editor-last2=Sahayaraj |editor-first2=K. |editor-last3=Susurluk |editor-first3=Ismail Alper }}</ref>
* Biochemical pesticides or herbal pesticides<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Pal GK, Kumar B |date=2013 |title=Antifungal activity of some common weed extracts against wilt causing fungi, ''Fusarium oxysporum'' |journal=Current Discovery |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=62–67 |issn=2320-4400 |url=https://www.academia.edu/5848539 |via=Academia}}</ref> are naturally occurring substances that control (or monitor in the case of [[pheromones]]) pests and microbial diseases.
* Plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) have genetic material from other species incorporated into their genetic material (''i.e.'' [[GM crop]]s). Their use is controversial, especially in many European countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://npic.orst.edu/reg/pip.html |title=Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) / Genetically Modified Plants |date=February 9, 2017 |website=npic.orst.edu |publisher=[[National Pesticide Information Center|US NPIC]] |access-date=Dec 9, 2018}}</ref>

===By pest type===
Pesticides that are related to the type of pests are:<ref name="US-EPA">{{cite web |title=Types of Pesticides |url=http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/types.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328231904/http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/types.htm |archive-date=March 28, 2013 |access-date=February 20, 2013 |publisher=US [[Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]]}}</ref>
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! Type !! Action
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| [[Algaecide|Algicides]] || Control algae in lakes, canals, swimming pools, water tanks, and other sites
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|[[Avicide]]s
|kill birds
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| [[Biofouling|Antifouling]] agents || Kill or repel organisms that attach to underwater surfaces, such as boat bottoms
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| [[Antimicrobials]] || Kill microorganisms (such as bacteria and viruses)
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| [[Pheromone trap|Attractants]] || Attract pests (for example, to lure an insect or rodent to a trap).
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|[[Bactericide]]s
|Kill bacteria
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| [[Biopesticides]] || Certain types of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals
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| [[Biocides]] || Kill microorganisms
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|[[Defoliant]]s
|Cause  leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, usually to facilitate harvest. 
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|[[Desiccant]]s 
|Promote  drying of living tissues, such as unwanted plant tops. 
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| [[Disinfectants]] and sanitizers || Kill or inactivate disease-producing microorganisms on inanimate objects
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| [[Fungicides]] || Kill fungi (including blights, mildews, molds, and rusts)
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| [[Fumigation|Fumigants]] || Produce gas or vapor intended to destroy pests in buildings or soil
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|[[Gene drive]]s
|A  genetic mechanism embedded into the genetic material of the target species, which can kill or suppress the reproductive of its descendants.<ref name="Dhole-et-al-2020">{{cite journal |last1=Dhole |first1=Sumit |last2=Lloyd |first2=Alun L. |last3=Gould |first3=Fred |date=2020-11-02 |title=Gene Drive Dynamics in Natural Populations: The Importance of Density Dependence, Space, and Sex |journal=[[Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics]] |publisher=[[Annual Reviews (publisher)|Annual Reviews]] |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=505–531 |arxiv=2005.01838 |doi=10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-031120-101013 |issn=1543-592X |pmc=8340601 |pmid=34366722 |s2cid=218502293}}</ref>
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| [[Herbicides]] || Kill weeds and other plants that grow where they are not wanted
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|[[Insect growth regulator]]s
|Disrupt  the molting, maturing from pupal stage to adult, or other life processes of  insects. 
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| [[Insecticides]] || Kill insects and other arthropods
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|[[Lampricide]]s
|Kills Lampreys
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| [[Miticides]] or acaricides || Kill mites that feed on plants and animals
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| [[Biopesticide|Microbial pesticides]] || Microorganisms that kill, inhibit, or out compete pests, including insects or other microorganisms
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| [[Molluscicide]]s || Kill snails and slugs
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| [[Nematicide]]s || Kill nematodes (microscopic, worm-like organisms that feed on plant roots)
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| [[Ovicides]]|| Kill eggs of insects and mites
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| [[Pheromones]] || Biochemicals used to disrupt the mating behavior of insects
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|[[Piscicide]]
|Kills fish
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|[[Plant growth regulator]]s
|Alter  the expected growth, flowering or reproduction rate of plants (does not  include fertilizers).
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|[[Biopesticide|Plant Incorporated protectants]] 
|Substances that plants produce from genetic material that has been added to the plant. 
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| [[Insect repellent|Repellent]]s || Repel pests, including insects (such as mosquitoes) and birds
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| [[Rodenticides]] || Control mice and other rodents
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| [[Slimicide]]s || Kill slime-producing microorganisms such as [[algae]], [[bacteria]], [[fungi]], and [[slime mold]]s
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|Soil sterilant
|Temporarily or permanently prevents the growth of all plants and animals<ref name=":10">{{CRS|article=Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url=http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author=Jasper Womach}}</ref>
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|[[Virucide]]s
|Kills viruses.
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|[[Wood preservation|Wood preservatives]]
|Used to make wood resistant to insects, fungi, and other pests.
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