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Types of Agrochemicals

Bactericides - Bacteria
Bactericides - Bacteria

Bactericide is a chemical agent that helps to prevent the formation of bacteria. Bactericides are often used as additives in coatings and corrosion inhibitors. Bactericides are used to control corrosion caused by bacteria, such as sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB).

Fungicides - Fungi
Fungicides - Fungi

Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores. A fungistatic inhibits their growth. Fungi can cause serious damage in agriculture, resulting in critical losses of yield, quality, and profit.

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Herbicides - Plants
Herbicides - Plants

Agrochemicals refer to inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. In the wake of green revolution, used of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides has increases enoromously for enhancing crop production. An agrochemical is defined as a chemical such as a fertilizer, hormone, fungicide, insecticide or soil treatment that improves the production of crop.

Insecticides - Insects
Insecticides - Insects

An agrochemical is defined as a chemical such as a fertilizer, hormone, fungicide, insecticide or soil treatment that improves the production of crop. An agrochemical is a substance used to manage an agricultural ecosystem. There is a community of organism (microorganisms, plants, animals) in a farming area.

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Larvicides - Larvae
Larvicides - Larvae

Larvicides kill mosquito larvae. Larvicides include biological insecticides, such as the microbial larvicides Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis. Larvicides include other pesticides, such as temephos, methoprene, oils, and monomolecular films.

Rodenticides - Rodents (Rats and Mice)
Rodenticides - Rodents (Rats and Mice)

The terms rat and rodent are often confusing for many people as there are many similarities between a rat and a rodent. This is because Rats are actually rodents. Rodents are mammals that belong the Rodentia order, which rats are part of. Hence, it be very confusing. However, one should keep in mind that although all rats are rodents, not all rodents are rats. The Rodentia order has over 2,277 species.

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