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Recent Examples of insecticide
The goal was to significantly improve pest detection, decrease pesticide exposure levels and reduce insecticide use on cotton farms in Jenkins County.
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Atin Adhikari, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The area is significantly polluted with DDT, a chemical used as an insecticide that was banned in 1972.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
But the Mayo Clinic recommends that people living in high-risk places take a number of steps to protect themselves, including using netting with insecticide over their bed, using insecticides to kill insects inside their home, and using insect repellent on their body.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
When camping or staying in rustic accommodations, sleep under bed nets treated with insecticide and avoid sleeping on the ground, if possible.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Atin Adhikari, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The area is significantly polluted with DDT, a chemical used as an insecticide that was banned in 1972.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
But the Mayo Clinic recommends that people living in high-risk places take a number of steps to protect themselves, including using netting with insecticide over their bed, using insecticides to kill insects inside their home, and using insect repellent on their body.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
When camping or staying in rustic accommodations, sleep under bed nets treated with insecticide and avoid sleeping on the ground, if possible.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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In the 1960s, widespread concerns about the environmental effects of pesticides like DDT boosted interest in organic farming.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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These may include tobacco smoke and certain chemicals that can mimic estrogen, such as compounds found in some plastics and pesticides.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Many of the herbicides are the same ones being used by lawn spray services.—
Tom Macklin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Together, these systems are intended to help farmers reduce dependence on manual labor and chemical herbicides while maintaining or improving crop yields.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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If your hydrangea gets a fungus, don’t spray it with fungicide, Hirvela says.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Generally, fungicides won’t effectively get rid of sooty mold, but sometimes horticultural oil sprays used to treat overwintering scale or crawlers can help to speed up its removal.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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“Insecticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecticide. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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