Table 2.

Classification of pesticides on the basis of target pests.

Pesticides types	Function	Example of pesticides	References
Herbicides	Herbicides are chemical which are applied to control undesirable vegetation	Triazines, amides, urea derivatives, sulfonyl urea, uracil, carbamates herbicides, bipiridils and dinitroanilines	[29,[55], [56], [57], [58]]
Insecticides	Insecticides are chemicals used to kill or prevent insects.	Organophosphates, chlorinated, hydrocarbons, pyrethroids and carbamates
Rodenticides	Rodenticides are pesticides that kill rodents.	Chlorophacinone and warfarin
Fungicides and Bactericides	Fungicides and bactericides inhibit or mitigate the harm caused by fungi and bacteria	Benzimidazoles, diazines, morpholines, diazoles and triazole
Acaricides	Kill mites that feed on animals and plants	Bifenazate
Algaecides	Chemical substance which are used to kill and prevent the growth of algae	Copper sulfate
Silvicides	Uses against the woody vegetation	Tebuthiuron and cacodylic acid
Larvicides	Prevents the growth of larvae	Methoprene and temephos
Ovicides	Substance that uses to kill particularly eggs	Benzoxazin
Nematicides	Nematicides are chemicals used to kill nematodes and act as plants parasites	Aldicarb and carbamate
Piscicides	Act against fishes	Rotenone, niclosamide and antimycin A
Desiccants	Act on plants by drying their tissues	Boric acid
Termiticides	Chemicals specifically designed to eliminate termites.	Fiproni and chlorantraniliprole