#pesticide a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
supertype: chemical produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
subtype: acaricide__acaracide a chemical agent used to kill mites
subtype: insecticide__insect_powder a chemical used to kill insects
subtype: pyrethrum made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
subtype: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__ddt an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
subtype: larvacide an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects
subtype: lead_arsenate a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
subtype: lindane an agricultural insecticide
subtype: Kwell (trademark) a preparation of lindane that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo
subtype: Malathion (trade mark) a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
subtype: organophosphate an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
subtype: chlorpyrifos a common organophosphate insecticide
subtype: parathion a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
subtype: Paris_green a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
subtype: rotenone a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
subtype: pediculicide a chemical agent that kills lice
subtype: phosphine a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
subtype: scabicide a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
subtype: sheep_dip__sheepdip a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites
subtype: spray a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
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