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Bactericides for control of bacteria Herbicides for control of weeds Fungicides for control of fungi Insecticides for control of insects Miticides for control of mites Nematicides for control of worms   Rodenticides for control of rodents Viruicides for control of viruses 110,000 pesticide poisonings a year 23,000 people visit the emergency room 20 people are killed Insecticides most toxic Herbicides 2nd most toxic Miticides 3rd most toxic Fungicides 4th most toxic Early 1970 had better pesticides Bugs adapt to pesticides Most pesticides are used for agriculture The EPA can make a pesticide ban if people keep using them unsafely EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency