insecticide

Table of Contents

References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

insecticide application

“Save the Bees” rally

For Students

insecticide summary

Read Next

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) photographed in the Midwest in 2017. endangered species insect pollination

What Would Happen If All the Bees Died?

Discover

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Demystified - Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide? illustration

Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

6 Lakes That Are Drying Up

Middle East bee locator map

Are the Middle East and the Near East the Same Thing?

Time zone map with standard time zones and International Date Line

Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?

insecticide: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

insecticide application

“Save the Bees” rally

See All Images →

Topics

stomach poison carbamate carbaryl rotenone systemic insecticide botanical contact poison DEET neonicotinoid DDT fertilizer herbicide fungicide fumigant rodenticide

Key People

Paul Müller

Paul Hermann Müller

Swiss chemist

Demystified

Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) photographed in the Midwest in 2017. endangered species insect pollination

What Would Happen If All the Bees Died?