Pesticide Chemical Types

Pesticide chemicals are essential tools when it comes to managing pests. There are many different types of pesticides that are available and what is utilized depends entirely on the specific pest or issue that you are dealing with.

In this section, you can browse through the various popular pesticide chemical types we have available and learn more about each one as well as shop the featured products within that pesticide chemical classification.

How Pesticide Chemicals Work

A pesticide is any chemical agent that is designed to kill pests. While insects or rodents are the first things that may come to mind when talking about pesticides, the term classifies many different types of pests. For example: fungicides are a pesticide that targets diseases, molds, and fungus that may grow, herbicides are pesticides for killing weeds and unwanted plants, insecticides are pesticides for killing insects, bactericides are pesticides meant for killing bacteria and so on.

There are other chemical types that are used in pesticides that on their own do not kill pests but are a supplemental or complementary chemical that helps a pesticide to do its job better. These include IGRs (Insect growth regulators), synergists, pheromones, and surfactants.

Benefits of Pesticide Chemicals

Pesticides are important chemicals because they serve as protectors against pests that may be deemed as health hazards. For farmers, they can help to protect against economic loss. For homeowners, pesticide chemicals can protect against potential damage to the home (termites destroying wood, rodents chewing wires etc.)

Pesticide chemicals can help to control disease and vectors of disease such as disease-carrying mosquitoes or harmful viruses that pests may transmit or produce with their filthy habits.

Pesticides chemicals also help to mitigate the harm caused by pests that may hinder human activity (for example, aquatic weeds being a detriment to water recreation, excess vegetation on industrial sites hindering workers or can potentially cause fires etc.)

Things To Consider When Selecting Chemicals

It is important to note that when you are choosing a chemical type, that you put safety as a top priority. Pesticides can often contain toxic chemicals that can be harmful to the environment when not used properly. You should also wear the proper personal protective equipment prior to mixing, handling and applying chemicals and read the pesticide label to know what precautions to take before applying.

Aside from protective equipment, it is also important that you have the right application equipment on hand for the chemical you wish to use. Some chemicals come ready to use with no additional equipment needed while other chemicals require a means of application, whether it be a sprayer, spreader, duster or tool for properly distributing the product.

Selecting the right chemical may involve doing a little bit of homework or research on the pest or problem you are looking to address. Some pesticide chemical types may be more feasible over others when it comes to ease of use, or price, or some other factor. The more knowledge you have about a particular pest, the better equipped you will be to make the right decision when choosing a chemical type.