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What are is the Difference between a herbicide and an insecticide?
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A herbicide kills weeds and an insecticide kills insects.
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What are two examples of a genetically bio-engineered food?
Two examples of genetically engineered foods are: Herbicide resistant varieties that can have a herbicide sprayed on it and not die. Bt varietes that produce an insecticide in the plant itself.
What is a GMO and why do we use them?
A GMO is a genetically modified organism. Reasons for using them depends on who is asked. Some say they are necessary to improve foods. An example is Golden Rice that is genetically modified to produce Vitamin A. Others say they are not necessary and may be dangerous. Examples of these are herbicide resistant and Bt varieties. Herbicide resistant are plants that are engineered to resist a herbicide so it can be sprayed directly on the crop. Bt varieties are engineered to produce an insecticide in the plant itself. Corn and soybeans are examples of crops that have been modified to be resistant to herbicides and/or to produce an insecticide.
Which part of the word insecticide must mean killer?
When compared to such words as fratricide, homocide, genocide, pesticide and herbicide (all of which have to do with killing) you can see that it's the -cide part.
What hurts the environment?
cutting down trees harming animals and much more Pesticides, aka herbicide, insecticide and fungicide. Also, destroying animals' natural habitats
Is a caterpillar a herbicide?
No a caterpillar is not a herbicide it is the common term for the larval stage of a moth or a butterfly. A herbicide is a chemical or substance that kills plant materials. Normally if you wanted to kill caterpillars you would use an insecticide.
What is the system of spraying pesticides in US?
More detail needed. House, farm, factory? Insecticide, herbicide, fungicide? Hand held sprayer, ULV, tractor-mounted, aerial?
What is the difference between an insecticide and a pesticide?
That the one focuses upon insect pests and that the other includes insect and non-insect pests constitutes the difference between an insecticide and a pesticide.Specifically, the ending -cide advises users that the product is a deathly or disabling control. Not all pests are insects. For example, mites and ticks belong in the arachnid class with spiders, not the insect class with aphids and fleas.
What are the Five major pesticide classes?
Insecticides - insectsHerbicides - plantsRodenticides - rodents (rats and mice)Bactericides - bacteriaFungicides - fungiLarvicides - larvae
Organic Herbicide ?
form_title= Organic Herbicide form_header= Use organic herbicide and help the environment. What is the square footage of your lawn?*= _ [50] Are you using more than one herbicide?*= () Yes () No What kind of vegetation will be using the herbicide?*= _ [50]
What is the prefix of insecticide?
the prefix of the word insecticide is -in
How do you kill a cicada?
use the systemic insecticide or the common spray insecticide. but better you use the systemic insecticide.
How do you use the word insecticide in a sentence?
They sprayed the new insecticide on the crops.Some insecticide is dangerous to birds.
