“…An agrochemical (agricultural chemical, agrichemical) refers to any chemical product used in agriculture and includes several classes such as antifeedants, antibiotics used in animal husbandry, bird repellents, chemosterilants, hormones, mating disruptors, plant activators, plant growth regulators, fumigants, pesticides, synthetic fertilisers and seed coatings ( Speight et al , 2017 ; Ravichandra, 2018 ). Agricultural pesticides are the most widely applied class of agrochemicals and are used to prevent, control, repel, or kill any pest that interferes with human activities (related to food production) or animals ( Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2010 ; Manyilizu, 2019 ; Kass et al , 2020 ). They can be classified into different categories based on their target pests namely, acaricides, bactericides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, molluscicides, rodenticides, and virucides to name a selection ( Speight et al , 2017 ; Kass et al , 2020 ).…”