Agricultural pesticides are chemicals used by farmers to protect their crops from pests (such as insects, weeds, and diseases) that can harm or destroy the plants. Full definition
Well organized and clearly written, this lively entry in the Scientists in the Field series introduces Tyrone Hayes, a biologist studying the effects of agricultural pesticides on the reproductive organs of leopard frogs. (booklistonline.com)
Comfortis ® (spinosad, Lilly / Elanco Co.) Spinosad is a commonly used agricultural pesticide with low toxicity to mammals. (2ndchance.info)
It's clear that eliminating DDT as a common agricultural pesticide has had marked environmental benefits, according to Chandler Robbins, an 89 - year - old wildlife biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland, who worked directly with Carson in the 1940s. (discovermagazine.com)