Insecticides Insecticide is a substance that kills insects. Insecticides are something called pesticides.

Farmers and gardeners usually use insecticides to protect plants and animals. Apple trees must be sprayed, or many of the apples will become wormy with moth larvae (young . !any livestock owners spray their livestcok or dip them in an insecticide solution to protect them from flies, lice, mites, and ticks. "hese pests spread such diseases as cattle fever and sheep scab. #iseases such as malaria and thypus can be controlled by using insecticides to treat the breeding places of the insects that spread the diseases. Agricultural pesticides prevent a monetary loss of about $% billion each year in the &.'. for every $( invested in pesticides, the American. Farmers gets about $) in return. "hese benefits, however, must be weighed againts the costs to society of using pesticides, as seen in the banning of ethylene dibromide in the early (%*+s. "hese costs include human poisonings, fish deaths, honey bee posionings, and the contamination of livestock products. "he environmental and social costs of pesticide use in the &.'. have been estimated to be at least $( billion each year. "hus, although pesticides are valuable for agriculture, they also can cause serious harm. (. ,hat is insectidea. A substance that kills weeds. b. A substance used to kill insect. c. A substance used to eradicate malaria and thypus. d. A substance used to fertili.e land. e. A substance used to fertili.e weeds. /. Apple trees must be sprayed, or many of the apples will become wormy with moth larvae. ,ormy means ... a. 0aten by worms. b. 1illed by worms. c. Full of worms. d. 'weet. 2. !any livestock owners spray their ... ,hat is the Indonesia e3uivalent of livestocka. 1ehidupan. b. !ata 4encaharian. c. 5afkah. d. "ernak. e. 1ebutuhan. ). ,hat is the ratio of the cost and the benefit of the using of perticidesa. "he ratio is (6) b. "he ratio is (6% c. "he ratio is )6( d. "he ratio is %6( e. "he ratio is )6%

7. ,hat is the conclusion of the te8ta. 4esticides are useful. b. 4esticides are dangerous. c. 4esticides are harmful. d. 4esticides are valuabel, but they can cause serious harm. e. 4esticides are useless.