carbaryl
noun
car·ba·ryl
ˈkär-bə-ˌril 
: a carbamate insecticide C12H11NO2 effective especially against numerous crop, forage, and forest pests
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Insecticides like carbaryl and aldicarb that the Bhopal plant manufactured were a major part of this modernization effort.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Gardeners can also use products containing carbaryl to control larger worms.
—Katie Nichols Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 15 June 2023
If spraying is delayed and grasshoppers grow larger and more resilient, federal officials could resort to two more toxic pesticides — carbaryl and malathion, according to government documents.
—Matthew Brown, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2021
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Gardeners can also use products containing carbaryl to control larger worms.
—Katie Nichols Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 15 June 2023
If spraying is delayed and grasshoppers grow larger and more resilient, federal officials could resort to two more toxic pesticides — carbaryl and malathion, according to government documents.
—Matthew Brown, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2021
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carbaryl
noun
car·ba·ryl
ˈkär-bə-ˌril
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