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Recent Examples of acaricideRepellent can also help, as can treating your yard with acaricides — a type of pesticide focused on ticks and mites.—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
But most entomologists recommend using baits instead of broadcasting residual insecticides all over your lawn because those products also affect beneficials, says David Oi.
Repeat treatments.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
Here’s what to know about the synthetic insecticide, plus how and when to use it.
While some issues are known—for example, habitat loss, non-native plants, artificial light at night, climate and pesticides—scientists need to know a lot more about the drivers and consequences of the decline to conserve insects while protecting human needs.
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Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
The global Pesticide Atlas reports that pesticide use increased by 80 percent from 1990 and 2017.
Decades of research show that weeds flourish and pests thrive in response to more carbon dioxide and hotter temperatures, increasing the need for pesticides and herbicides.
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Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
With modern farming, and its use of pesticides and herbicides, surface microbial communities often suffer.
There are organic fungicides that contain natural ingredients that are safe for pets, children, and wildlife.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
Agricultural workers have a particularly high rate of blood cancer diagnosis due to their constant exposure to synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides.
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.
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Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.
In addition to enzymes, Burr promoted agricultural innovations in the fields of robotics, sensors and biopesticides.
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Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2023
According to Daniel, charcoal acts as a natural biopesticide, keeping bugs and bacteria away from the plants and allows better airflow between the roots.
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