Report on Pesticide Business What is Pesticide? A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used for preventing, controlling, or lessening the damage caused by a pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacteria), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest. There are multiple ways of classifying pesticides: 1. Fungicides: Fungicides for the control of fungi and oomycetes. Most fungicides are applied over a large surface area to try to directly hit every fungus. 2. Herbicides: Herbicides for the control of weeds. These chemicals are a bit different from other pesticides because they are used to kill or slow the growth of some plants, rather than to protect them. 3. Insecticides: Insecticides for the control of insects - these can be Ovicides (substances that kill eggs). An insecticide may kill the insect by touching it or it may have to be swallowed to be effective. Introduc...... Word Count: 2961 Page Count: 11.8 (250 words a page / double spaced) By 5ai9.com-->