INSECTICIDES AND HERBICIDES

WHAT IS AN INSECTICIDE AND HERBICIDE

• An insecticide is a substance used for killing insects.
• A herbicide is a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation.

ADV/ DISADV OF INSECTICIDE

• An advantage is that it kills more pests in one shot.
• Another advantage is you spend less time in your garden.
• A disadvantage is that it kills beneficial insects also.
• Another disadvantage is runoff can leach into the ground and make drinking bad

ADV/DISADV OF HERBICIDES

• An advantage is that it kills bad weeds
• Another advantage is that it kills a lot of bad plants at once
• A disadvantage is that it can poison eating crops
• It can also kill off needed weeds and harm soil

WHAT THEY DO TO THE SOIL

• The use of pesticides decreases the general biodiversity in the soil.
• They decrease soil fertility
• They are inherently bad for the and ground break up microorganisms
• Overall these are very bad for the soil but good for crops
• They also get in the water in the soil making it hazardous to drink