What is a pest-i-cide?

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Latin roots, pest=pest and cide=killer or act of killing so the name literally means pest killer. Pesticides include herbicides (weed killers), insecticides (insect killers), fungicides (fungus killers), and even bactericides (bacteria killers), antimicrobials (household disinfectants).

A class of insecticides that are derived from plants, the most common being manufactured today are Pyrethroids. These products are derived from plants in the chrysanthemum (mum) family. These products are technically considered organic products because the compounds are extracted from plants. The purpose of using this product is to kill insects so they are still pesticides and like all pesticides, can still be dangerous if not used properly. pest-i-cide pest-i-cide pest-i-cide pest-i-cide

Here is how they are considered dangerous, so I will explain the term LD50. LD50 is a measurement of a products toxicity to animals. LD 50 stands for the dose of the product that it took to kill 50 percent of the tested population, or simply Lethal Dose 50. LD50 is reported as oral (ingested) or dermal (absorbed). Pyrethroids have an Oral LD50 that ranges between 200 mg/kg to more than 2,600 mg/kg (depending on the formulation) in rats. The lowest lethal oral dose for humans (and don’t ask me how they know this) is 750 mg/kg for children and 1,000 mg/kg for adults.

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