// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did silvicide say to the tree? Leaf me alone.

As herbicides are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants, silvicides are special pesticides (cacodylic acid or MSMA, for instance) used to kill brush and trees. They can wipe out entire forests or specific, unwanted forest species.

See also

• Bioherbicide
• Deforestation
• List of environmental health hazards
• Soil contamination
• Surface runoff

Further reading

• Allard, J. (1974) Arsenical silvicide effects on human health. See Norris, L.A. (1974a). p 4.
• Tarrant, R.F. and Allard, J. (1972) Arsenic levels in urine of forest workers applying silvicides. Arch. Envir. Health 24:277-280.

External links

Media related to Herbicides at Wikimedia Commons

General Information

• National Pesticide Information Center, Information about pesticide-related topics
• National Agricultural Statistics Service

Regulatory policy

• US EPA
• UK Pesticides Safety Directorate
• European Commission pesticide information
• pmra Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Canada