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Recent Examples of insecticide
Once the mines are advanced, an insecticide would not be very effective as the damage has already been done.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
That’s because cockroaches have a high degree of insecticide resistance.4 Look for a different active ingredient (preferably in a different class of insecticides), not just a different product, says Oi. Product rotation slows down the development of insecticide resistance.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Controls can include application of natural insecticides including horticulture oils and insecticidal soaps.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Most of the attention, however, has focused on two provisions dealing with pest controls — specifically the use of certain long-acting rodenticides and a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids — which critics have spent years lobbying to ban in Connecticut.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
That’s because cockroaches have a high degree of insecticide resistance.4 Look for a different active ingredient (preferably in a different class of insecticides), not just a different product, says Oi. Product rotation slows down the development of insecticide resistance.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Controls can include application of natural insecticides including horticulture oils and insecticidal soaps.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Most of the attention, however, has focused on two provisions dealing with pest controls — specifically the use of certain long-acting rodenticides and a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids — which critics have spent years lobbying to ban in Connecticut.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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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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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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There are organic fungicides that contain natural ingredients that are safe for pets, children, and wildlife.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Agricultural workers have a particularly high rate of blood cancer diagnosis due to their constant exposure to synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 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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“Insecticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecticide. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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