insect
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Insect controls across the entire region also helped prevent the spread of diseases through mosquitoes, ticks and flies.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Insect loss is linked to intensive agriculture, pesticides and climate change, with far-reaching consequences for the many birds, amphibians, bats and reptiles that rely on insects for food.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
Insect buzz accompanies the come-ons of a devil.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024
Insect repellents are not meant to kill insects, but work by dulling their senses to prevent them from finding humans, according to the National Pesticide Information Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
And a book called Insect Societies by Edmund O. Wilson that linked human behavior to animals from apes to insects.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Vocabulary lists containing insect
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