Pesticides and Chemical Compounds:
Pesticides are chemical compounds used to control plants and animals classified as pests. The term pesticide includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other materials designed to kill or control "pests." During the past fifty years, agricultural production in many areas of the world has increased dramatically, partly because of the use of herbicides and insecticides. Pesticides have also led to health benefits, such as eradication of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Your Randall County Extension office is pleased to offer assistance in the proper use of pesticides and chemical compounds in both the rual and urban setting. Through applied technologies, weed ecology and environmental stewardship.

Websites Texas A&M University Pesticide Safety PAN Pesticides Database Chemical Identification Database Agriculture Resource Center Pesticide Properties Database EPA's Storage Database EPA's Pesticides Home Page International Chemical Safety Cards (US) Controling Pests in the Lawn & Garden Pesticide Use in Texas