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Cemeteries offer quiet environments with minimal ground disturbance and typically lack pesticide use.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Think about it — there’s minimal ground disturbance, very little development and typically no pesticide use.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The volunteers worked with the Audubon Society, removing the mothballs by hand and properly discarding bagfuls of the product, typically used as an in-home pesticide.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Control methods include hand-picking pests from the plant, using insecticidal soaps, or applying pesticides.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Think about it — there’s minimal ground disturbance, very little development and typically no pesticide use.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The volunteers worked with the Audubon Society, removing the mothballs by hand and properly discarding bagfuls of the product, typically used as an in-home pesticide.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Control methods include hand-picking pests from the plant, using insecticidal soaps, or applying pesticides.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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