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Recent Examples of insecticide
Unsafe levels of pesticides or insecticides like chlorfenapyr were detected in a recent Los Angeles Times investigation last published last December.
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Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Hubbard said the sanctuary doesn’t spray pesticides or insecticides and just finished a three-year native pollinator program.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Hubbard said the sanctuary doesn’t spray pesticides or insecticides and just finished a three-year native pollinator program.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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The ‘Exposome’ Of Chemicals Is An Important Cause of Early-Onset Cancer Modernity is a soup of synthetic chemicals -- from BPA in plastics to phthalates in cosmetics, PFAS in water-resistant materials and pesticides in food.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Previous studies have already linked chemicals found in pesticides including paraquat and rotenone to neurodegeneration, according to the study.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Agricultural landscapes also tend to have high levels of chemical pollution – especially insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and fertilizers.—
Christopher Halsch,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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In a typical spring, apply the herbicide in early to mid-April.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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At the same time that medicine was benefiting from the new class of azole drugs, agriculture had been using a class of fungicides based on the same chemical structure.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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If needed, a fungicide for foliage plants could be applied but does not appear necessary with your plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 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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Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream.—
Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Insecticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecticide. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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