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Recent Examples of acaricide
Repellent can also help, as can treating your yard with acaricides — a type of pesticide focused on ticks and mites.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
Large-scale habitat control or acaricide (tick-killing) treatment of wildlife, though possible, can be difficult or not cost-effective for homeowners.
—Joyce Sakamoto, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
Large-scale habitat control or acaricide (tick-killing) treatment of wildlife, though possible, can be difficult or not cost-effective for homeowners.
—Joyce Sakamoto, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acaricide
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When leaf miners attack small plants or causes major leaf damage, a natural insecticide containing spinosad provides effective control.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Here is an information sheet from UA extension with the current insecticide recommendations: uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/pest-management/insect/japanese-beetle.aspx.—
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4 July 2025
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For both women, their efforts are a small way to combat the devastation human activity has brought to monarch butterfly populations, including climate change, deforestation and heavy pesticide use.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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The experts there suggested neem oil, which is a natural pesticide that does not contain harmful chemicals.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 July 2025
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Target specific areas or weeds with natural methods like vinegar or boiling water, or use herbicides.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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Farmers no longer need to rely on herbicides, which leads to cleaner crops and healthier soil.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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If this is the case, application of a copper fungicide during flowering and fruiting following label instructions may help.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Unfortunately, most fungicides are not highly effective during hot weather.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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In the 1970s, Claudia Miller, an allergist and environmental scientist, was studying how toxicants affect people in industrial settings and began noticing strange symptoms emerging after certain kinds of chemical exposures.—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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In addition to enzymes, Burr promoted agricultural innovations in the fields of robotics, sensors and biopesticides.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2023
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According to Daniel, charcoal acts as a natural biopesticide, keeping bugs and bacteria away from the plants and allows better airflow between the roots.—
Anna Braz,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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“Acaricide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acaricide. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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