THE INSECTICIDES ACT, 1968

Types of Pesticides
 Insecticides – insects.
 Herbicides – plants.
 Rodenticides – rodents (rats & mice)
 Bactericides – bacteria.
 Fungicides – fungi.
 Larvicides – larvae.
 

MORTIN:- RESMETHRIN, Allethrin Pyrethroid

BAYGON:- CYPERMETHRIN
 CIB:- CENTRAL INSECTICIDE BOARD

Types of Insecticides
There are three different types of insecticides. They are

Systemic – This type of insecticide is introduced into the soil for it to get absorbed by
the plant roots. Once the insecticide is absorbed by the roots, it moves to other areas
like leaves, fruits, twigs, and branches. It creates a thin layer on the plant surface and
acts as a poison to any insect that comes to eat the plant.

Ingested – This type of insecticide are orally taken by the organisms. Examples of
ingested pesticides are rat kills.

Contact – These type of insecticides act like bullets that aim only at a particular target to
kill insects by its application. Household insect repellent acts like a contact insecticides
as it directly hit the insect.