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Recent Examples of insecticide
Nettle extract, made by composting nettle leaves and brewing them as a tea, has been used as an insecticide, fungicide, and miticide.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, a drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Pests and Diseases Japanese maples are sometimes attacked by sap-sucking aphids, which can be treated with an insecticide spray.
—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
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, a drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Pests and Diseases Japanese maples are sometimes attacked by sap-sucking aphids, which can be treated with an insecticide spray.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecticide
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In a study published in the journal Mutation Research, University of Washington researchers found that exposure to the pesticide raises the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by 41%.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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What about all the pesticides and herbicides and hormones and antibiotics and bioengineering in conventional foods?—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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Basically by definition, non-organic, conventional foods are exposed to synthetic pesticides and herbicides like glyphosate.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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These are industrial operations dependent on fossil fuels not just as diesel for tractors, but also for large quantities of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.—
Bartolomeo Sala,
The Dial,
27 Mar. 2025
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More recently, however, the fungicide Azoxystrobin has been shown to be effective at killing the patch funguses such as take all root rot, gray leaf spot, and even brown patch (also called large patch).—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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If needed, a fungicide may be applied every few months.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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