This is a third generation pesticide.
- Pheromones
- Carbamates and organophosphates
- Pathogens
- Insect Juvenile hormone
Explanation
First-generation pesticides included:
- organic
- and inorganic molecules.
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Second-generation pesticides were insecticides including:
- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DDT,
- chlorinated hydrocarbon,
- carbamates
- and organophosphates.
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Third-generation pesticides are far superior to the lead arsenate and DDT that epitomize the two earlier generations.
These chemicals are called juvenile hormones which are made in two small glands in insects' heads.
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ND11-12-2022
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