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Recent Examples of fungicide
Neem oil is a natural fungicide that helps to control common apple diseases like apple scab, rust and powdery mildew.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
In most cases, spray with a garden-safe fungicide instead.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Agricultural landscapes also tend to have high levels of chemical pollution – especially insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and fertilizers.
—Christopher Halsch, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
The grant allowed the installation of a computerized system that precisely measures and applies water, fertilization and fungicides.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
In most cases, spray with a garden-safe fungicide instead.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Agricultural landscapes also tend to have high levels of chemical pollution – especially insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and fertilizers.
—Christopher Halsch, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
The grant allowed the installation of a computerized system that precisely measures and applies water, fertilization and fungicides.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
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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.—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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With modern farming, and its use of pesticides and herbicides, surface microbial communities often suffer.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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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.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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The global Pesticide Atlas reports that pesticide use increased by 80 percent from 1990 and 2017.—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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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.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Here’s what to know about the synthetic insecticide, plus how and when to use it.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
24 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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Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream.—
Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungicide. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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