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Recent Examples of acaricideRepellent can also help, as can treating your yard with acaricides — a type of pesticide focused on ticks and mites.—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023 Large-scale habitat control or acaricide (tick-killing) treatment of wildlife, though possible, can be difficult or not cost-effective for homeowners.—Joyce Sakamoto, Washington Post, 18 June 2018
Using pesticides on a lawn and rototilling flower or vegetable beds could reduce ant populations.
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Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
The overall health risks of organic milk are minimal, especially compared to the potential impact of growth hormones and pesticides used to produce non-organic milk.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, the researchers also acknowledged that realizing such goals will be complex, as U.S. regulators typically consider risks associated with individual toxicants, rather than the complex mixtures that exist in wastewater.
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Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants.
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Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
4 June 2024
In addition to enzymes, Burr promoted agricultural innovations in the fields of robotics, sensors and biopesticides.
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Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2023
According to Daniel, charcoal acts as a natural biopesticide, keeping bugs and bacteria away from the plants and allows better airflow between the roots.
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