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Recent Examples of biopesticideIn addition to enzymes, Burr promoted agricultural innovations in the fields of robotics, sensors and biopesticides.—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.—Anna Braz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 The biopesticide is the first environmentally safe molluscicide to use inside power plants.—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 One biopesticide, the common soil fungus Metarhizium acridum, has been used against locusts in recent years.—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2021 In addition to use as an oilseed crop, yellow mustard is also produced as condiment mustard, green manure, and as a biopesticide.—oregonlive, 8 May 2021 The move brings nootkatone, considered a biopesticide, an insect repellent derived from natural ingredients, one step closer to inclusion in a consumer insecticide.—Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2020 He is worried that this new biopesticide could harm an insect or change the ecosystem in an unforeseen way.—Amanda Morris, AZCentral.com, 15 Apr. 2020 Somalia is three weeks behind in receiving a shipment of biopesticides for locust control due to Covid-19 delays.—Neha Wadekar, Quartz Africa, 10 Apr. 2020
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
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