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pesticide

substance used to destroy pests
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pesticide

Summary

pesticide is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. pesticide draws 1,776 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #6 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • pesticide's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3].
  • pesticide is a type of mode of toxic action[4].
  • pesticide is a type of agrochemical[5].
  • pesticide is a type of biocide[6].
  • pesticide is a type of biological agent[7].
  • pesticide is used for pest control[8].
  • pesticide's Commons category is recorded as Pesticides[9].
  • pesticide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pesticides[10].
  • pesticide's described by source is recorded as Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act[11].
  • pesticide's used by is recorded as agriculture[12].
  • pesticide's contributing factor of is recorded as pollinator decline[13].
  • pesticide's has effect is recorded as pest control[14].
  • pesticide's has effect is recorded as crop yield[15].
  • pesticide's has effect is recorded as water pollution[16].
  • pesticide's has characteristic is recorded as persistent organic pollutant[17].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as pesticide poisoning[18].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as environmental impact of pesticides[19].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as pesticide resistance[20].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as pesticide residue[21].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as pesticide drift[22].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as Organophosphate poisoning[23].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as environmental degradation[24].
  • pesticide's side effect is recorded as pesticide misuse[25].
  • pesticide's associated hazard is recorded as Health effects of pesticides[26].
  • pesticide's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

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Definition and Type

pesticide's instance of is recorded as class of chemical substances by use[3]. Recorded subclass of include mode of toxic action[4], agrochemical[5], biocide[6], and biological agent[7].

Use and Application

pesticide is used for pest control[8]. pesticide's used by is recorded as agriculture[12].

Why It Matters

pesticide draws 1,776 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_chemical_substances_by_use category, ranking #6 of 45).[2] pesticide has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] pesticide is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Q1783929
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1783929, adds FactGrid ID"
  2. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 171070
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10441, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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