Pesticide Standards For Food And Environmental Analysis

Pesticides are usually biological (such as viruses, bacteria, antimicrobials, disinfectants, etc.), chemical substances, or a mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pests. Targeted pests include insects, rodents, weed, bacteria, plant pathogens, mollusks, nematodes (roundworms), mold, fungus and microbes that destroy property, cause nuisance, spread disease or are vectors for diseases.