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Post-emergent herbicides can be used more selectively, but also pose environmental risks, including toxicity to birds, bees, and mammals that consume or contact them.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Fennimore specializes in vegetables, for which there are few herbicide options, and there are fewer still for organic growers.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
After the confession, Updyke was arrested and pleaded guilty in 2013 for applying herbicide to the trees following Auburn’s 2010 Iron Bowl victory over Alabama.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Most products are in liquid forms and contain a combination of herbicides to control a number of different weeds.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Fennimore specializes in vegetables, for which there are few herbicide options, and there are fewer still for organic growers.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
After the confession, Updyke was arrested and pleaded guilty in 2013 for applying herbicide to the trees following Auburn’s 2010 Iron Bowl victory over Alabama.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Most products are in liquid forms and contain a combination of herbicides to control a number of different weeds.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbicide. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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herbicide
noun
her·bi·cide
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used to destroy or stop plant growth
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