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by Angostura 202 days ago
Pesticide is a catch-all term that encompasses herbicides, insecticides, fungicides etc.
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No, it isn't. Pesticide are used to kill pests, such as insects in the case of insecticide or rodents. It does not include fungicides nor herbicides
> Pesticide are used to kill pests, such as insects in the case of insecticide or rodents. It does not include fungicides nor herbicides

Wrong.

See, e.g., https://www.fda.gov/food/chemical-contaminants-pesticides/pe...

“Pesticides are used in agriculture to protect crops from insects, fungi, weeds, and other pests.”