Actually, there is no one compound that defines "pesticide.." How one defines pests is another "pesky" problem.

pes·ti·cide n. A chemical used to kill pests, especially insects. –pesti·cidal adj.
To the home landscaper, a grub might be considered a pest; to Saddam, perhaps Kurds??? I wonder why those non-sensical landscapers, applying relatively low levels of "pesticide" around town, ever bother to don those rubber boots, gloves, masks, and are required by law to notify all abutting homes of their intention to apply pesticides in the area. Having a degree in both botany and ornamental horticulture I know very well the dangers of "mere" pesticides. No need to heed the warning of the mandatory warning they leave behind, staked in the lawn...."Danger Pesticide Applied"

As for bleach!!!.....Ah, yes, that oldie but goodie. The "mother" of all WMD. In fact, the history of chemcial warfare can be traced back to German chemist Fritz Haber, who has been "credited" with with developing the first poison gases for Germany during WWI. The Germans conducted the first chlorine gas attack on April 22, 1915, against the French troops facing them at Ypres in Belgium. They set up 5,730 cylinders of chlorine gas and opened up the valves and 180 tons of gas were released into the air. After two days, 5,000 were dead and over 10,000 disabled, more than half of them permanently.



1. 1 cup of "bleach" added to an average sized load of laundry makes my whites white!


2. At 30 parts of chlorine to one million parts of air, chlorine is a nasty irritant that causes harsh coughing and severe eye irritation.

3. At 1,000 parts per million parts of air, chlorine is lethal, causing blindness and stripping the lining from the lungs and causing victims to drown in their own fluids.

As with so many things in life, it's all a matter of degreee, intention and application.

Just bleach????????