No, from recent test results, scientist have found out that pesticides have no affect on the growth of plants what so ever. However, it does depend on the type of pesticide. Some pesticides are made to kill certain unwanted plants and weeds.
Depending on type of plant, type of active ingrediant and application rate of the product pesticides can affect the growth rate of certain plants.
Strong application rates of certain pesticides can even kill plants.
"Pesticides" refers to a product that will kill insect pests. In the case of herbicides (products designed to kill plants) the answer is a definite yes, most herbicides disrupt the metobolic functions of the plant causeing them to grow faster or slower and eventually die.
they use up the nutrients of the plants and eat away the leaves
I don't believe pesticides affect plant growth because pesticides target insects.
No. Pesticides are used to kill the bugs/insects that try to attack the plant. So the plant should not be affected by the pesticide.
Pests suck plant sap and at times transmit diseases to them making weak and sick
they dont
Organic pesticides and a degree of additional hand labor.
Pesticides are harmful chemicals that corrode the environment and kill animals such as birds, fish and wildlife like foxes and rabbits.
The purpose of pesticides is to kill pests.
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Some of the pesticides sprayed on farm crops wash off in the rain and get into the waterways. The water plants absorb the pesticides.
An example sentence for pesticides would be...I watched the farmer put pesticides on his plants so it would kill insectsOr something like that!Don't pesticides kill insects?
Yes pesticides are some what bad because of what they do, they kill insects. They also go threw the ground and eventually end in water making pollution... Some of the insects that the pesticides kill are actually not going to hurt the plants that the pesticides are on in the first place. that means pesticides kill and pollute, does that sound very good. Pesticides are made from chemicals, bad ones at that and poison's in poison's out.
Fungus does not kill pesticides, pesticides (fungicide to be exact) kill fungus.
Herbicides are members of the group of pesticides; thet are used to kill plants unwanted by the human beings.
Pesticides are used to prevent, kill and repel pests. The pesticides used to kill insects are attractants, fumigants, insecticides, pheromones and repellents.
hmmm. Sort of. Pesticides are used to allow plants to survive the onslaught of insects that would otherwise kill the plant of leave it to weak to bear reasonable fruit. Pesticides are also used to kill insects that carry disease. When DDT was made illegal, for example, malria cases increased because we could not control insects as well.
Pesticides are used in order to kill insects. If insects get on some types of vegetation, it can kill it.
native plants had most requirements of fertilizers and pesticides.
they dont
Organic pesticides and a degree of additional hand labor.
Pesticides are harmful chemicals that corrode the environment and kill animals such as birds, fish and wildlife like foxes and rabbits.
Although they are necessary but what makes them dangerous is their effect on plants and then human health, as the plant does not remain natural. But it is also important to kill the insects that harm the plants :)