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Recent Examples of insecticide
Pests and Diseases Japanese maples are sometimes attacked by sap-sucking aphids, which can be treated with an insecticide spray.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
That’s the decrease in America’s butterfly population since 2000 — a result of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, according to a new study.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
The study says that the use of pesticides (especially insecticides), habitat loss through land development and climate change are all contributing to the loss of butterflies, as the insects' breeding patterns and food sources are disrupted.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
That’s the decrease in America’s butterfly population since 2000 — a result of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, according to a new study.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
The study says that the use of pesticides (especially insecticides), habitat loss through land development and climate change are all contributing to the loss of butterflies, as the insects' breeding patterns and food sources are disrupted.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
68.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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Potential toxins: Research indicates that many protein supplements contain low to significant quantities of toxins, heavy metals, pesticides, and other chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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Cicadas are not a threat to humans to animals, the experts said, imploring those who encounter them to avoid killing them -- whether by squishing them or spraying them with pesticides.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2025
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All of the cookie samples were also positive for high levels of glyphosate, an herbicide typically used to kill weeds, the groups said.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Oz and Roizen also advocated for warning people about glyphosate, an herbicide used on crops like grains and corn, on labels of foods that might have been exposed to the chemical.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nettle extract, made by composting nettle leaves and brewing them as a tea, has been used as an insecticide, fungicide, and miticide.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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But those perfect plants don’t grow that way without assistance; they are sprayed routinely with fungicides and insecticides, especially organophosphates, which kill insects by interfering with their nervous systems.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 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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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.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Insecticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecticide. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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