Mankhwala ophera tizilombo ndi odziwika bwino kwambiri posachedwa, ndipo akuyenera kukwaniritsa zofunikira ziwiri zotsatirazi.Chimodzi ndi chakuti alibe poizoni mwachindunji ku chinthu chowongolera, koma amangokhala ndi zotsatira zapadera monga kulamulira kukula, kusokoneza mating kapena kukopa;chinacho ndi chilengedwe chachilengedwe, ngati chimapangidwa mwaluso, kapangidwe kake kayenera kukhala kofanana ndi kaphatikizidwe kachilengedwe (kusiyana kwa chiŵerengero cha isomers kumaloledwa).Zimaphatikizanso magulu otsatirawa: mankhwala a semiochemicals, zowongolera zakukula kwa zomera zachilengedwe, zowongolera kukula kwa tizilombo, zopinga zachilengedwe, etc.

Mankhwala ophera tizilombo amatanthauza mankhwala omwe amagwiritsa ntchito zamoyo monga mabakiteriya, mafangasi, ma virus, protozoa kapena tizilombo tosintha ma genetic monga zopangira.Monga Bacillus, Streptomyces, Pseudomonas ndi zina zotero.

Mankhwala ophera tizirombo amatchula mankhwala omwe zinthu zake zimachokera ku zomera.Monga matrine, azadirachtin, rotenone, osthole ndi zina zotero.

Maantibayotiki aulimi amatanthawuza zinthu zachilengedwe zomwe zimapangidwa panthawi yamoyo wa tizilombo tating'onoting'ono zomwe zimatha kuwonetsa zotsatira zamankhwala pazachilengedwe za zomera pamagulu otsika (makamaka amatanthauza zotsatira za kuletsa kapena kupha mabakiteriya oyambitsa matenda).Monga avermectin, kasugamycin, spinosad, ivermectin, Jinggangmycin, etc.

Komabe, ziyenera kunenedwa kuti maantibayotiki aulimi amapangidwa ndi fermentation ya tizilombo.Ngakhale alinso mankhwala ophera tizilombo, malinga ndi zofunikira za data yolembetsa, kupatula zinthu zina zoyeserera zomwe sizingaperekedwe chifukwa cha zinthu zapadera za chinthucho (zochepetsa zitha kugwiritsidwa ntchito), zina ndizofanana ndi mankhwala ophera tizilombo.Pakalipano, pafupifupi palibe mayiko ena padziko lapansi amawachitira ngati mankhwala ophera tizilombo, koma kuchokera ku gwero, kafukufuku ndi ntchito, mankhwala ophera tizilombo akadali gulu lofunika kwambiri la mankhwala ophera tizilombo m'mbiri ya dziko langa ndipo tsopano.