1. Republic of the Philippines
Region III – Central Luzon
TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY
Tarlac City
EDUARDO A. PANTIG JR.
MaEd - TLE

2. What are Pesticides?
 are poisons used to kill pests.
 Farmers first used them to kill of
bugs and weeds because they have
big fields. After a while the cities
and towns started using them.

3. What are Pesticides?
 Pests don’t have to be just bugs
they can be weeds, diseases that
kill plants, and other animals such
as rats or mice.
 We use pesticides to kill off pests
that hurt us, animals or plants.

4. Classes of Pesticides
ALGICIDES – a toxic chemical that
kills algae.

5. Classes of Pesticides
AVICIDES – a toxic chemical that
kills bird.

6. Classes of Pesticides
BACTERICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kills bacteria.

7. Classes of Pesticides
FUNGICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kills fungi.

8. Classes of Pesticides
HERBICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kill weeds.

9. Classes of Pesticides
INSECTICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kills insect.

10. Classes of Pesticides
MITICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kills mite.

11. Classes of Pesticides
MOLLUSCICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kill slugs and
snails.

12. Classes of Pesticides
NEMATICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kill nematodes.

13. Classes of Pesticides
RODENTICIDES – a toxic chemical
that kills rodent.

14. Classes of Pesticides
VIRUCIDES – a toxic chemical
that kill viruses.

15. Hazards in Pesticides
Pesticides can enter your body in
three major ways:
 Orally – through the mouth
 Dermally – through the eyes or skin
 Inhalation – through the lungs

16. Hazards in Pesticides
1. The main reason pesticides are
bad is because they are bad for our
health.
 Cause a variety of cancers
 Cause birth defects

17. Hazards in Pesticides
 Make your skin itch
and turn red
 Give you headache
 Make you dizzy,
shaky and tired
 Be fatal if put in
your mouth

18. Hazards in Pesticides
2. When it rains, the water picks up
the pesticides and puts them into our
rivers and drinking water.

19. Hazards in Pesticides
3. Some of the pests are not bad for
the plants and some even help the
plants.

20. Facts About Pesticides
 At least three million people are
poisoned by pesticides every year.
 25 million agricultural workers are
poisoned every year.
 More than 200,000 people die each
year from pesticides.

21. Facts About Pesticides
 Half of all pesticides are used on the five
main crops : cereals, corn, rice, cotton and
soya.
 Approx. 67 million birds die each year
from pesticides in the air
 Hundreds of fish die each year due to
pesticide run-offs in the water

22. Safe Disposal of Containers
1. Read the label.

23. Safe Disposal of Containers
2. Do NOT pour leftover
pesticides down the sink, into
the toilet, or street drain.

24. Safe Disposal of Containers
3. Never reuse pesticide containers
to carry or store other
items, especially food or drinks.

25. Safe Disposal of Containers
4. Never burn pesticide containers.

26. Safe Disposal of Containers
5. Do dispose of pesticides
through your local council.

27. Formulation of Pesticides
SOLID FORMULATIONS
Dusts
Granules

28. Formulation of Pesticides
SOLID FORMULATIONS
Pellets
Weattable Powder

29. Formulation of Pesticides
SOLID FORMULATIONS
Dry Flowables
Soluble Powder

30. Formulation of Pesticides
LIQUID FORMULATIONS
Liquid Flowables
Microencapsulates

31. Thank
You!