Categories of Pesticides and Major Classes
| Pesticide category . | Major Classes . | Examples . |
|---|---|---|
| Insecticides | Organophosphates | Malathion, methyl parathion, acephate |
| Carbamates | Aldicarb, carbaryl, methomyl, propoxur | |
| Pyrethroids/pyrethrins | Cypermethrin, fenvalerate, permethrin | |
| Organochlorines | Lindane | |
| Neonicotinoids | Imidacloprid | |
| N-phenylpyrazoles | Fipronil | |
| Herbicides | Phosphonates | Glyphosate |
| Chlorophenoxy herbicides | 2,4-D, mecoprop | |
| Dipyridyl herbicides | Diquat, paraquat | |
| Nonselective | Sodium chlorate | |
| Rodenticides | Anticoagulants | Warfarin, brodifacoum |
| Convulsants | Strychnine | |
| Metabolic poison | Sodium fluoroacetate | |
| Inorganic compounds | Aluminum phosphide | |
| Fungicides | Thiocarbamates | Metam-sodium |
| Triazoles | Fluconazole, myclobutanil, triadimefon | |
| Strobilurins | Pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin | |
| Fumigants | Halogenated organic | Methyl bromide, Chloropicrin |
| Organic | Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen cyanide, Naphthalene | |
| Inorganic | Phosphine | |
| Miscellaneous | Arsenicals | Lead arsenate, chromated copper arsenate, arsenic trioxide |
| Pyridine | 4-aminopyridine |
| Pesticide category . | Major Classes . | Examples . |
|---|---|---|
| Insecticides | Organophosphates | Malathion, methyl parathion, acephate |
| Carbamates | Aldicarb, carbaryl, methomyl, propoxur | |
| Pyrethroids/pyrethrins | Cypermethrin, fenvalerate, permethrin | |
| Organochlorines | Lindane | |
| Neonicotinoids | Imidacloprid | |
| N-phenylpyrazoles | Fipronil | |
| Herbicides | Phosphonates | Glyphosate |
| Chlorophenoxy herbicides | 2,4-D, mecoprop | |
| Dipyridyl herbicides | Diquat, paraquat | |
| Nonselective | Sodium chlorate | |
| Rodenticides | Anticoagulants | Warfarin, brodifacoum |
| Convulsants | Strychnine | |
| Metabolic poison | Sodium fluoroacetate | |
| Inorganic compounds | Aluminum phosphide | |
| Fungicides | Thiocarbamates | Metam-sodium |
| Triazoles | Fluconazole, myclobutanil, triadimefon | |
| Strobilurins | Pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin | |
| Fumigants | Halogenated organic | Methyl bromide, Chloropicrin |
| Organic | Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen cyanide, Naphthalene | |
| Inorganic | Phosphine | |
| Miscellaneous | Arsenicals | Lead arsenate, chromated copper arsenate, arsenic trioxide |
| Pyridine | 4-aminopyridine |