If you have to use pesticides, you should always buy them from specialist retailers. But are you also familiar with the technical terms used in crop protection?
What do the technical terms mean?
These plant protection products are kept under lock and key in most specialist shops and flower shops. Nevertheless, there are also remedies that are freely available on the shelf. On the other hand, it may also be the case that you would like to find out more about the means of protection in advance. In both cases, you are bound to come across technical terms that you don't understand at first and then look them up or ask the retailer what they mean - if they are familiar with them at all. That's why we've listed the most important terms for you here.
Specific terms in plant protection:
Aphicide - kills aphids
Insecticide - kills insects (of all kinds)
Larvicide - kills larvae
Acaricide - kills mites
Ovicicide - kills eggs
Nematicide - kills nematodes
Fungicide - kills fungi
Herbicide - kills weeds
Molluscicide - kills mice
Rodenticide - kills rodents
You may have heard a lot, some things can also be deduced. But now you always have these technical terms ready and you know what they mean. For example, if you're using nematodes to kill pests, it's good to know what nematicide means. If you also use a crop protection product that has this technical term on it, you are killing the nematodes.