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In the section "definition" there is a long paragraph starting with "Many pesticides can be grouped into chemical families." This paragraph comprises of a detailed description of the use, toxicology and history of classes of insectides, which are all old, and centering on the organochlorines, which were banned decades ago. There is too much detail for a section on definition. The information is repeated in the pages on "insecticide", "herbicide", and it is long out of date. If there are no objections I will replace the whole paragraph with one or two sentences, mentioning that pesticides can be classified into structural classes, which relate to their classification into their modes of action, as usual adding links and references.Bosula (talk)16:45, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This heading is ambiguous. It can mean disadvantages as well as financial costs. Both definitions are used in this page. Can we call this section "disadvantages" or "concerns" or something similar, and take out the few monetary bits and give them a separate section?Bosula (talk)12:22, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In the section on "types" there is a sub-section on "insecticides" with information on 3 classes. Similarly in the sub-section on "herbicides" a few classes are discussed. This is not encyclopedic, since according to IRAC there are more than 30 modes of action, not including sub-types. Also this is too much detail for the overreaching topic "pesticide", and it is better to include it in the "insecticide" and "herbicide" pages. If there is no objection by Jan. 7th 2024 I will move the text in these subsections without alteration to the corresponding subsections in the pages "insecticide" and "herbicide"Bosula (talk)13:11, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I propose mergingCrop oil intoPesticide as it is an orphan stub that does not appear like a sufficiently seperate topic for its own article.Sushidude21! (talk)09:17, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
