synthetic pesticides
Lab-made crop chemicals
Synthetic pesticides are artificially manufactured chemicals designed to kill or control pests—insects, weeds, fungi, rodents.
Distinguished from natural pesticides derived from plants or minerals, synthetic versions emerged in the mid-20th century with compounds like DDT.
The farm switched from synthetic pesticides to organic methods.
The term often carries negative connotations in discussions of environmental and health impacts.
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- crop dustingAircraft spraying farmland
- organophosphatesPhosphorus-based toxic compounds
- pyrethroidsArtificial flower-based pesticides
- EPA standardsFederal pollution control requirements
soil contamination · chemical runoff · groundwater pollution · fumigants · DDT · bioaccumulation · dusting · water pollution · biodiversity loss · glyphosate · fogging · insects · weeds · nematodes · rodents · Rachel Carson · Silent Spring · fungi
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Pest control from organic sources
organic pesticides · biopesticides · neem oil · pyrethrin · diatomaceous earth
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Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
organic agriculture · organic methods · natural farming · agroecology · permaculture
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Pest suppression via natural enemies
beneficial insects · companion planting · predatory insects · natural predators · biocontrol agents
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