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What is a pesticide?

What is a pesticide? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.
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As a result, it is almost impossible to know the amount of pesticide residues on supermarket produce.
You may obtain the LD50 number by contacting the manufacturer at the phone number listed on the pesticide label.
This echoes the wave of such birth deformities following the US's use of the pesticide Agent Orange as a chemical weapon in the Vietnam War.
Scientists in Minnesota are looking at how ridge tillage affects pesticide leaching.
Health risks can be reduced by following all safety precautions and instructions provided on pesticide labels.
Low retail prices promote pesticide use but weak legislation and inadequate law enforcement fail to control risks.

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