Abstract:
The term pesticide briefly means the substance used to
kill harmful creatures called pest(insects). The use of
pesticides has been traced back to 1000 BC by
historians. Pesticides are substances used to prevent,
destroy, repel or mitigate insects, rodents, weeds and a
host of other unwanted organisms. It is used to kill pests
that have effects on humans, animals and plants, as well
as affect substances with nutritional value at every
stage and reduce or damage their nutritional value.
Pesticides are widely applied in numerous agricultural,
commercial, residential and industrial applications to
control and kill pests. Pesticides help society fight
disease and increase agricultural productivity. There
are several different classes of pesticides with different
uses, mechanisms of action in target species and toxic
effects on non-target organisms. Pesticides can pose a
risk to the ecosystem and human health since they are
transportable to air, water, soil and biomass after many
applications. Therefore, pesticides are important
substances in terms of toxicology. In this review,
general information about pesticides and information
about the classification of pesticides according to the
parasite type they affect is given. In addition,
information was given about the pesticides used in our
country.
