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Recent Examples of insecticide
March • Ants: Manage around landscape and building foundations, such as using insecticide baits and trunk barriers.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Most general-purpose insecticides will control them.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2025
Some fly paper also has insecticide incorporated in the formula for a quicker death.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Hayes urged homeowners to wear protective clothing while applying insecticides, and keep kids and pets away from areas that have been treated with them.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Most general-purpose insecticides will control them.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2025
Some fly paper also has insecticide incorporated in the formula for a quicker death.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Hayes urged homeowners to wear protective clothing while applying insecticides, and keep kids and pets away from areas that have been treated with them.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
Noun
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Each product is tested for potency and things like pesticides and heavy metals, said lab manager Adam Richardson.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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The Safe School Meals Act aims to protect children by removing pesticide and chemical residues from school meals.—
Tom Gauthier,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Chemical Control Options Broadleaf herbicides are the most reliable control method for ground ivy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Hua adds that even when herbicides and insecticides aren’t designed to harm amphibians, the additives in these products—like surfactants—can still be dangerous since frogs and toads can absorb these substances through their sensitive, permeable skin.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
Noun
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In most cases, spray with a garden-safe fungicide instead.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 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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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 6 Jun. 2025.
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