1) control of pests using conventional. manufactured pesticides. 2) management of incompatible vegetation through the use of herbicides or growth regulators.

chemical control (Wikipedia)

Chemical control may refer to:

  • any method to eradicate or limit the growth of pathogens which transmit disease to animals and plants, especially:
  • a Drug Enforcement Agency's Program to reduce the supply of illicit drugs and diverted chemicals
  • in molecular biology, the use of biochemicals to control physiological functions such as breathing and molecular events such as receptor signaling
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