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Recent Examples of insecticide
Some state and municipal regulations require a license to dispense specific insecticides.
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 6 Mar. 2026
While there are effective treatments, the tree would need continual insecticide applications throughout its life.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Give your trees complete care to prevent the spread of citrus greening by applying an insecticide as the new leaves develop.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Gene drives have also been recently employed to reduce insecticide resistance in common agricultural pests.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 6 Mar. 2026
While there are effective treatments, the tree would need continual insecticide applications throughout its life.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Give your trees complete care to prevent the spread of citrus greening by applying an insecticide as the new leaves develop.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Gene drives have also been recently employed to reduce insecticide resistance in common agricultural pests.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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Some types of roaches even build up a tolerance to pesticides, making elimination more challenging.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Now, climate change is the top reason, with others including pesticides, herbicides and competition from honeybees.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Now, climate change is the top reason, with others including pesticides, herbicides and competition from honeybees.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Not every herbicide does a good job of killing creeping Charlie.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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The fungicide, also known as DBCP, became notorious decades ago when male workers on Latin American banana plantations became sterile after the chemical was absorbed into their skin.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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So the fungus becomes resistant to the fungicide and, at the same time, our medical azoles [a class of antifungal drugs] do not work as well anymore.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
17 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.
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