Concept information
...
environmental science
consumption and waste
industrial/commercial consumption and waste
pesticide
Preferred term
insecticides
Definition
- AN INSECTICIDE IS a pesticide developed to kill insects that are harmful to humans or food plants. Different types of pesticides have been developed to deal with different organisms that might reduce food production. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Insecticides]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/insecticides
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}