How to Use pyrethroid in a Sentence

pyrethroid

noun

• The Bug Squad recommends using a synthetic pyrethroid spray to kill these pests in your home.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2019
• Pyrethroids can be toxic to bees and fish, the E.P.A. says, so treatments should avoid decorative ponds.
  — Ann Carrns, New York Times, 14 July 2017
• Bug spray has high concentrations of a compound called pyrethroids.
  — Dana Dovey, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
• Flumethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide that is only used in one product: Seresto.
  — Johnathan Hettinger, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021
• The new nets are treated with pyrethroid and a second chemical called chlorfenapyr.
  — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
• But in recent years, resistance to the insecticide used to treat nets, pyrethroid, has been spreading.
  — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
• But the pesticides, like pyrethroid and neonicotinoid, are toxic to bees.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2020
• Pyrethrins and pyrethroids also work by interfering with sodium pores.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
• For many, application of a pyrethroid insecticide at precise timing for the species and its life cycle will help.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021
• When pyrethroids were introduced into Israel in the early 1990s, just one treatment would destroy all the adult lice on an individual within a few weeks.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 29 May 2017
• When pyrethroids were introduced into Israel in the early 1990s, just one treatment would destroy all the adult lice on an individual within a few weeks.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
• Please note that the product contains gamma-cyhalothrin, a potent broad-spectrum pyrethroid pesticide that will also kill other insects such as ants, fleas and roaches.
  — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022
• According to a 2018 report by ABC News, bug sprays contain active ingredients called pyrethroids, which penetrate the insect’s nervous system to stun and kill them.
  — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 17 July 2019
• Kasai noted that the mosquitoes with this mutation are unlikely to thrive in areas that do not use pyrethroid insecticides.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
• Use them sparingly, and only if necessary; most feature pyrethrins or their synthetic version, pyrethroids.
  — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2023
• According to LiveScience, bug sprays contain an active ingredient called pyrethroids that interferes with nerve signaling in humans.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al.com, 17 July 2019
• Toxicology reports of the Canadian victims confirmed the presence of pyrethroid and organophosphate - two agents commonly found in fumigation products.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2019
• Raid’s active ingredients, pyrethroids, are generally considered to be safe in small exposures, Rusyniak said.
  — Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2018
• Children on organic diets routeinely had pyrethroids in their systems, and the organic group actually had higher levels of several pyrethroid metabolites than the conventional one.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
• The primary ingredient in Insect Shield (or any insect-repellent treatment for clothing) is permethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide that can be used to kill insects, including ticks, and acts as a repellent when applied to clothing.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2023
• Normally, mosquito control agencies use two pesticides to reduce adult mosquito populations: pyrethroids and organophosphates.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health, 31 Mar. 2023
• Residential services typically use insecticides registered with the Environmental Protection Agency, like pyrethrins, derived from chrysanthemum flowers; and pyrethroids, synthetic chemicals that mimic pyrethrins.
  — Ann Carrns, New York Times, 14 July 2017

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024