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County officials have said that herbicide use is a necessary tool to control foliage growth in waterways in order to manage storm risk.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
And there is some certain details in terms of addressing conflicts with some of our herbicide requirements with respect to the provision authorizing the ag experiment station to conduct the herbicide treatment.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
The order provides limited immunity to domestic companies that make glyphosate (a cheap and effective herbicide popular with farmers) and phosphorus.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Eradication efforts are costly and laborious, involving manual removal, herbicides, and biological controls.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
And there is some certain details in terms of addressing conflicts with some of our herbicide requirements with respect to the provision authorizing the ag experiment station to conduct the herbicide treatment.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
The order provides limited immunity to domestic companies that make glyphosate (a cheap and effective herbicide popular with farmers) and phosphorus.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Eradication efforts are costly and laborious, involving manual removal, herbicides, and biological controls.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbicide. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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herbicide
noun
her·bi·cide
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used to destroy or stop plant growth
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