The mode of action is as a repellent, insecticide,
nematocide and fungicide.
Nematocides combat the small worms that attack the plant's roots.
Effects of
nematocides and Tagetes erecta on the control of Meloidogyne incognita and on yield of tomato.
Pesticides are substances that are intended to prevent, destroy, or repel organisms and are classified by the pests they work against, including, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides,
nematocides, and biocides.
A wide range of endocrine disruptors listed by Abaci et al (18) include biocides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides,
nematocides), and industrial compounds made up of organic substances and metals (that includes mercury).
Extensive use of agrochemicals (fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and
nematocides) and industrial chemicals will sooner or later pollute Ethiopian soils, rivers and lakes.
Introduced as an indispensable part of modern crop production, pesticides and fertilizers top the list of agrochemicals applied to crops, which include fungicides, herbicides/weedicdes,
nematocides, rodenticides, and other poisons for various crop pests or vermin.