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Glyphosate
Type: Herbicide. Use: Non-selective weed control.
Imidacloprid
Type: Insecticide. Use: Targets sucking insects, termites, some soil insects, and fleas on pets.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
Type: Biological pesticide. Use: Targets caterpillars and other larval insects.
Carbaryl
Type: Insecticide. Use: Broad-spectrum insect control.
Chlorpyrifos
Type: Insecticide. Use: Controls a wide range of insects.
Mancozeb
Type: Fungicide. Use: Controls a wide range of fungal diseases in plants.
Spinosad
Type: Insecticide. Use: Controls a broad spectrum of pests including thrips, leafminers, spider mites, mosquitoes, ants, and fruit flies.
Atrazine
Type: Herbicide. Use: Controls broadleaf and grassy weeds in crops like corn and sugarcane.
Abamectin
Type: Insecticide/Acaricide. Use: Controls mites and insects like leaf miners.
2,4-D
Type: Herbicide. Use: Controls broadleaf weeds.
Metaldehyde
Type: Molluscicide. Use: Controls slugs and snails in gardens.
Fipronil
Type: Insecticide. Use: Controls ants, beetles, cockroaches, fleas, ticks, termites, and other insects.
Paraquat
Type: Herbicide. Use: Controls weeds and grasses for no-till farming, weed resistance management, and as a desiccant.
Sulfur
Type: Fungicide/acaricide. Use: Controls powdery mildew, scab, rust, and mites.
Dicamba
Type: Herbicide. Use: Controls broadleaf weeds in agriculture.
Diuron
Type: Herbicide. Use: Controls weeds and grasses in areas like non-crop land and railways.
Pyrethrin
Type: Insecticide. Use: Controls a wide array of insects.
Pendimethalin
Type: Herbicide. Use: Pre-emergent control of most annual grasses and certain broadleaf weeds.
Azoxystrobin
Type: Fungicide. Use: Controls fungal diseases like rusts, powdery mildew, and downy mildew.
Malathion
Type: Insecticide. Use: Controls a variety of insects such as aphids and mites.
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