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Using Pesticides in the Garden Keeping an immaculate garden usually relies on pesticides and herbicides.
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Natural pesticides offering some downy mildew control include need oils and copper fungicides.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
The fastest way to get rid of earwigs is to spray them with a DIY pesticide treatment, like Raid® Ant & Roach Killer.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Taylor says that the process of making the tea will not remove existing chemicals from the grass blades, so this shouldn’t be done with grass that has been treated with herbicides and pesticides.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Natural pesticides offering some downy mildew control include need oils and copper fungicides.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
The fastest way to get rid of earwigs is to spray them with a DIY pesticide treatment, like Raid® Ant & Roach Killer.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Taylor says that the process of making the tea will not remove existing chemicals from the grass blades, so this shouldn’t be done with grass that has been treated with herbicides and pesticides.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 18 May. 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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