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Recent Examples of insecticide
Unsafe levels of pesticides or insecticides like chlorfenapyr were detected in a recent Los Angeles Times investigation last published last December.
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Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Hubbard said the sanctuary doesn’t spray pesticides or insecticides and just finished a three-year native pollinator program.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Hubbard said the sanctuary doesn’t spray pesticides or insecticides and just finished a three-year native pollinator program.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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Each product is tested for potency and things like pesticides and heavy metals, said lab manager Adam Richardson.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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The Safe School Meals Act aims to protect children by removing pesticide and chemical residues from school meals.—
Tom Gauthier,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Chemical Control Options Broadleaf herbicides are the most reliable control method for ground ivy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Hua adds that even when herbicides and insecticides aren’t designed to harm amphibians, the additives in these products—like surfactants—can still be dangerous since frogs and toads can absorb these substances through their sensitive, permeable skin.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
Noun
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At the same time that medicine was benefiting from the new class of azole drugs, agriculture had been using a class of fungicides based on the same chemical structure.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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If needed, a fungicide for foliage plants could be applied but does not appear necessary with your plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.
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