- Algicides Control algae in lakes, canals, swimming
pools, water tanks, and other sites.
- Antifouling agents Kill or repel organisms that attach to
underwater surfaces, such as boat bottoms.
- Antimicrobials
Kill microorganisms (such as bacteria
and viruses).
- Attractants Attract pests (for example, to lure an
insect or rodent to a trap). (However, food is not considered a pesticide
when used as an attractant.)
- Biopesticides Biopesticides are certain types of pesticides
derived from such natural materials as animals, plants, bacteria, and
certain minerals.
- Biocides Kill microorganisms.
- Disinfectants and sanitizers Kill or inactivate disease-producing microorganisms
on inanimate objects.
- Fungicides Kill fungi (including blights, mildews,
molds, and rusts).
- Fumigants Produce gas or vapor intended to destroy
pests in buildings or soil.
- Herbicides Kill weeds and other plants that grow
where they are not wanted.
- Insecticides Kill insects and other arthropods.
- Miticides (also called acaricides) Kill mites that feed on plants and animals.
- Microbial pesticides Microorganisms that kill, inhibit, or
out compete pests, including insects or other microorganisms.
- Molluscicides Kill snails and slugs.
- Nematicides Kill nematodes (microscopic, worm-like
organisms that feed on plant roots).
- Ovicides Kill eggs of insects and mites.
- Pheromones Biochemicals used to disrupt the mating
behavior of insects.
- Repellents Repel pests, including insects (such as
mosquitoes) and birds.
- Rodenticides Control mice and other rodents.
- Defoliants Cause leaves or other foliage to drop
from a plant, usually to facilitate harvest.
- Desiccants Promote drying of living tissues, such
as unwanted plant tops.
- Insect growth regulators Disrupt the molting, maturity from pupal
stage to adult, or other life processes of insects.
- Plant growth regulators Substances (excluding fertilizers or other
plant nutrients) that alter the expected growth, flowering, or reproduction
rate of plants.
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