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Recent Examples of insecticideBut 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 And some travelers, especially those going to the Maldives, Australia, and other countries that spray insecticide and disinfectant on arriving flights, wrap their luggage in plastic to protect their contents from the chemicals.—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025 Look for clothing and gear treated with permethrin, an insecticide.—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insecticide
While applying pre-emergent herbicides in September or October is the best defense against these weeds, mowing in late fall and winter can help manage any that appear after the herbicide window.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
To do so, executives will spin off SpinCo to lead the seed business while rebranding Corteva to New Corteva to offer herbicides, fungicides and other pesticide products that protect crops.
Adjust lawncare practices such as mowing at the proper height and not over-irrigating and apply a fungicide, according to label instructions, says Waltz.
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.
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