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Un pesticida es una sustancia usada para matar una plaga o peste. En un contexto de la agricultura, una plaga es cualquier cosa que ataca o compite con los cultivos. Por lo tanto, hay muchos tipos diferentes de pesticidas, por ejemplo, los insecticidas matan a los insectos y los herbicidas matan las malezas. Los productos químicos utilizados en los pesticidas a veces pueden ser tóxicos para los seres humanos, sin embargo, la agricultura orgánica se esfuerza por usar pesticidas naturales en lugar de sustancias sintéticas.

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