Insecticides

"Insecticides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics.

Descriptor ID	D007306
MeSH Number(s)	D27.720.031.700.491 D27.888.723.491
Concept/Terms	Insecticides Insecticides

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
Agrochemicals [D27.720.031]
Pesticides [D27.720.031.700]
Insecticides [D27.720.031.700.491]
Toxic Actions [D27.888]
Pesticides [D27.888.723]
Insecticides [D27.888.723.491]

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