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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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Another good control is a systemic insecticide found at garden centers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Control chiggers with insecticides like diatomaceous earth (DE), which is a natural insecticide that causes insects to dry out and die.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Habitat loss, wind turbines, pesticide use, and most recently, white nose syndrome – a fungal disease – have all taken a serious toll.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Weed customers don’t seem inclined to pay more for cannabis harvested without pesticides, or trimmed by hand, or grown in a celebrated region.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 Aug. 2025
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Glyphosate is a popular herbicide that has been linked to hormone disruptions and neurotoxic effects, including the development of autism and other developmental disorders in children.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Less Maintenance Saves Money In addition to cutting down the fees associated with lawn-maintenance equipment, fertilizers, and herbicides, buying clover seed is often less expensive than grass.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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Application of a turf fungicide is recommended as leaf spots and root rot are very common with new sod due to the frequent watering and rains.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her lab's research wants to help family wheat farmers become more profitable in the face of various challenges such as drought, soil health issues, and the use of fungicides.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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