If you just snack on fruits and vegetables all day, this is the way to do it. Cut up some vegetables and pack them in your lunchbox with some hummus. 1  Fruit: 1 cup cantaloupe, 1 cup champagne grapes. 2  Vegetables: 1 cup sugar snap peas, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 stalk celery.
Pesticides are substances used to repel, kill, or control animals (insecticides) or plants (herbicides) that are considered to be pests. There are different types of pesticides, which include synthetic pesticides and biopesticides (Figure 1). Pesticides are used extensively in agriculture and they are also used at a lower scale in our homes and on ourselves.
A pesticide formulation is a mixture of chemicals which effectively controls a pest. Formulating a pesticide involves processing it to improve its storage, handling, safety, application, or effectiveness. See the text box on Some Formulations. Examples of ready-to-use formulations used by homeowners are granules for insect and weed control and baits for rodent control. 2  Many of the formulations used by farmers and commercial applicators (like pest control companies) need to be applied with certain equipment.