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Carson had been thinking about the pesticide DDT since the 1940s.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Guests milk goats, walk down hydroponic rows, learn how edible flowers act as pollinators in pesticide-free ecosystems, and sit down for farm-to-table meals meant to spark conversation.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Middle Eastern countries are major providers of petrochemicals used to create fertilizers and pesticides that are essential to produce our food.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
But the proliferation of the modern farmers market came on the heels of the back-to-the-Earth movement, which gave voice to a growing distrust of industrial farming that relied on herbicides and pesticides, and viewed the smaller markets as a healthy alternative.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Guests milk goats, walk down hydroponic rows, learn how edible flowers act as pollinators in pesticide-free ecosystems, and sit down for farm-to-table meals meant to spark conversation.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Middle Eastern countries are major providers of petrochemicals used to create fertilizers and pesticides that are essential to produce our food.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
But the proliferation of the modern farmers market came on the heels of the back-to-the-Earth movement, which gave voice to a growing distrust of industrial farming that relied on herbicides and pesticides, and viewed the smaller markets as a healthy alternative.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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