Pesticide is a catch-all term that encompasses herbicides, insecticides, fungicides etc.

No, it isn't. Pesticide are used to kill pests, such as insects in the case of insecticide or rodents. It does not include fungicides nor herbicides

	▲	dragonwriter 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Pesticide are used to kill pests, such as insects in the case of insecticide or rodents. It does not include fungicides nor herbicides Wrong. See, e.g., https://www.fda.gov/food/chemical-contaminants-pesticides/pe... “Pesticides are used in agriculture to protect crops from insects, fungi, weeds, and other pests.”