Insecticide

Insecticide‏‎

An insecticide is a substance used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers. Insecticides are claimed to be a major factor behind the increase in agricultural 20th century's productivity.

Insecticides can be classified in two major groups as systemic insecticide which have residual or long term activity and contact insecticides, which have no residual activity.

Furthermore one can distinguish natural insecticides, such as nicotine, pyrethrum and neem extracts, made by plants as defenses against insects, inorganic insecticides, which are metals, versus organic insecticides, which are organic chemical compounds mostly working by contact.

The use oi Insecticides in war.
The largest use of bio chemical insecticides occured during the United Earth - Xunx extermination war

Dr. Neugruber a Terran Biologist devised a Virus-like organism deadly to Xunx and named it after a famous Terran Bug spray product “Raid”. Project Raid became Operation Steam Roller. The Main Hive worlds were attacked by hundreds of Planet buster and Planetary Incinerator bombs. Worlds that faced a Xunx Invasion were hit by bombs carrying the Virus.

Union law and Insecticides
Since there are several Union member species (and several known non Union species) classified as Insectoids. Compounds and chemicals specifically designed to kill Insectoids are regulated. While it is perfectly legal to purchase and use these compounds against non sentient insects, it is considered an act of attempted murder to use it against or near a sentient insectoid.

Several local communities prohibit the sale of Insectoids or strictly limit it.

Union Military is known to keep weaponized Insecticides in store.