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Avoid using herbicides or pesticides to create the optimal pollinator-friendly habitat.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
With bacteria present, looking to pesticides Bacteria are a different matter.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Restaurants are supposed to use pesticides approved for use in a food facility.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Add a hummingbird feeder or two and leave the pesticides in the garage.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
With bacteria present, looking to pesticides Bacteria are a different matter.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Restaurants are supposed to use pesticides approved for use in a food facility.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Add a hummingbird feeder or two and leave the pesticides in the garage.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 13 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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