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insecticide

pesticide used against insects
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insecticide

Summary

insecticide is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. insecticide draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #11 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • insecticide's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3].
  • insecticide is a type of phytopharmaceuticals[4].
  • insecticide is a type of zoocide[5].
  • insecticide is a type of pesticide[6].
  • insecticide is a type of biocide[7].
  • insecticide is used for insect control[8].
  • insecticide's Commons category is recorded as Insecticides[9].
  • insecticide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Insecticides[10].
  • insecticide's facet of is recorded as agrochemical[11].
  • insecticide's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[12].
  • insecticide's topic has template is recorded as Template:Insecticides[13].
  • insecticide's different from is recorded as insect repellent[14].
  • insecticide's has list is recorded as list of insecticides[15].
  • insecticide's significant person is recorded as Paul Hermann Müller[16].
  • insecticide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus[17].
  • insecticide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].
  • insecticide's model item is recorded as DDT[19].
  • insecticide's model item is recorded as larvicide[20].

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Definition and Type

insecticide's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3]. Recorded subclass of include phytopharmaceuticals[4], zoocide[5], pesticide[6], and biocide[7].

Use and Application

insecticide is used for insect control[8].

Why It Matters

insecticide draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #11 of 45).[2] insecticide has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] insecticide is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Paul Hermann Müller

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Insecticides
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 138268
    Model item → DDT, larvicide
    Aliases → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 138268"
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