Chemical pest control uses pesticides that are effective and economical but also have disadvantages like pest resurgence, harm to other organisms, and insecticide resistance. Pesticides are classified based on their target pest such as insecticides for insects, herbicides for weeds, and fungicides for fungi.

1. Chemical Control
• Pesticide – any chemical use to control pest
• Advantages
• Effective and rapid curative action
• Economical
• Ease of application
• Adaptable in most situations
• Disadvantages
• Pest resurgence
• Harmful to non-target organism
• Risks to users
• Insecticide resistance

2. Classification of Pesticide
by Target Pest
• Specific Pestcide
• Acaricide/miticide –
mites, ticks and spiders
• Algaecide – algae
• Arboricide – trees,
shrubs, bushes
• Avicide – birds
• Fungicide – fungi
• Herbicide – weeds
• Insecticide – insects
• Molluscicide – mollusks
• Nematicide – nematodes
• Pissicide – fish
• Predacide – vertebrate
pest
• Rodenticide - rodents