herbicide
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The residents soon suspected the funnels contained some kind of herbicide that was slowly killing the tree - a suspicion also shared by arborists who came to examine it.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
As part of its tech push, Deere’s fee-based software allows herbicide sprayers to distinguish weeds from crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Pesticide and herbicide use is commonplace and these chemicals affect the fitness of bees, causing them to die off.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
My current favorite is a Roundup herbicide spot featuring actor Ed Quinn in the same kind of canvas trucker jacket worn by Pedro Pascal in “The Last of Us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I flinch back, not sure why he used every last sample of the deadliest plant in galaxy history to test an herbicide.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to glyphosate-based herbicides since it acquired the US agrichemical group Monsanto, developer of the popular Roundup weedkiller, in 2018.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The company said it would continue to back the safety of its glyphosate-based herbicides and defend its products in any remaining litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kelley Kokemiller, who has a 6,500-acre farm in central Iowa, said he saves about $75,000 a year on herbicides even after paying the software fee for Deere’s smart sprayer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Flowering plants in pollinator gardens, agricultural fields, and residential landscapes often grow alongside weeds that are controlled with herbicides.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Many chemicals used as pesticides — herbicides as well as insecticides — belong to this group of substances that have the ability to damage the chromosomes, interfere with normal cell division, or cause mutations.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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