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Several marijuana products sold by a single company to dispensaries across Colorado have potentially unsafe pesticides that exceed the legal limits, state health and business regulators said in a health advisory on Wednesday.
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Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and invasive honeybees threaten their survival.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Household Hazardous Waste includes items such as paint, motor oil, and pesticides.
—Michelle Sund, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
However, deforestation, along with climate change and pesticides, are some of the many challenges the insect species faces.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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Austen Erblat, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Climate change, habitat loss, pesticides, and invasive honeybees threaten their survival.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Household Hazardous Waste includes items such as paint, motor oil, and pesticides.
—Michelle Sund, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
However, deforestation, along with climate change and pesticides, are some of the many challenges the insect species faces.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 6 Jan. 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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