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Insecticides

Medical Definition:	Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific insecticides; TN 111 for eff on insects; use for killing or control of ticks even though ticks are not insects

Insecticides Categories.

	Insecticides, Botanical - Insecticides derived from plant materials.
	Insecticides, Carbamate - Insecticides, which owe their activity to the carbamate moiety in the molecule.
	Insecticides, Organochlorine - A class of insecticides composed of chlorinated organic compounds.
	Insecticides, Organophosphate - A class of insecticides composed of an organic radical bound to a phosphorus-containing radical.
	Insecticides, Organothiophosphate - A class of insecticides composed of an organic radical bound to a thiophosphorus acid radical. One or more of the oxygen atoms of the phosphorus acid radical may be replaced by one or more sulfur atoms.

Insecticides Medical Definitions and Terms

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