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Recent Examples of fungicide
Apply a fungicide after pruning, following label instructions.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
If your hydrangea gets a fungus, don’t spray it with fungicide, Hirvela says.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
After pruning, if there are any signs of fungal infections on your orchid, treat the cuts with fungicide.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
Even though fungicide applications may be beneficial, fungicides offer only some protection and can’t cure scab.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
If your hydrangea gets a fungus, don’t spray it with fungicide, Hirvela says.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
After pruning, if there are any signs of fungal infections on your orchid, treat the cuts with fungicide.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
Even though fungicide applications may be beneficial, fungicides offer only some protection and can’t cure scab.
—Tom W. Allen, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungicide
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As an invasive species, Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources recommend cutting medium to larger Callery trees down to the stump and treating them with herbicide.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Know your weeds and the herbicides that provide control; make applications as needed.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Washing cannot guarantee produce will be completely rid of pesticide residue.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.—
Michael Johnson,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
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Adaptation in Latin American mosquitoes Anopheles mosquitoes and the malaria-causing Plasmodium also occur outside Africa, where insecticide resistance is less well-researched.—
Jacob A Tennessen,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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Inspectors observed ant and roach insecticide being stored near a coffee container.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the 1970s, Claudia Miller, an allergist and environmental scientist, was studying how toxicants affect people in industrial settings and began noticing strange symptoms emerging after certain kinds of chemical exposures.—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to a news release, Enviro-Master uses a non-toxic, non-corrosive and food-safe germicide that's dispensed from an electrostatic sprayer, basically the equivalent of a proton pack for germs.—
Slone Terranella,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Dec. 2020
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“Fungicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungicide. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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