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Investigators found two plots cleared of native vegetation with about 10,000 marijuana plants, hazardous pesticides, and an irrigation system diverting 33,780 gallons of water daily amid severe drought conditions, a press release issued on Thursday noted.
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Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
But some farms list the chemical in their monthly pesticide use reports to the state without any apparent consequence, Paige reports.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Michigan's bald eagle population has rebounded after plummeting due to pollutants in waterways and widespread use of the pesticide DDT, which negatively affected the eagles’ ability to reproduce.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Like beekeeping, shrimp farming — a $40 billion market — suffers from double-digit losses each year from diseases, despite relying heavily on chemical pesticides that take a heavy environmental toll.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
But some farms list the chemical in their monthly pesticide use reports to the state without any apparent consequence, Paige reports.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Michigan's bald eagle population has rebounded after plummeting due to pollutants in waterways and widespread use of the pesticide DDT, which negatively affected the eagles’ ability to reproduce.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
Like beekeeping, shrimp farming — a $40 billion market — suffers from double-digit losses each year from diseases, despite relying heavily on chemical pesticides that take a heavy environmental toll.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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