insecticide
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Developing a practical formulation could make a major difference because successfully controlling drywood termites requires more than simply having an insecticide that kills them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
A University of California patent application filed in April 2025 and published in October 2025 describes adding alpha pinene or beta pinene to localized insecticide injections for western drywood termites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
They then treated the property with a high-potency insecticide.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
A 2024 report by Kenyan food safety initiative Route to Food found a farmer in Kimana area using an insecticide that had an "active ingredient" that was "a chemical compound of cyanide".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Proponents say French sugar beet, apple and hazelnut farmers need the insecticides -- forbidden in France since 2018 and 2019, respectively -- to help them compete with their European counterparts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Exterminators charge extra for extraction and often leave contaminated hives behind after applying insecticides.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
These insects can spread through complex tunnel systems, and standard contact insecticides only work if the termites physically touch the treated area.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
Both insecticides have been banned for outdoor agricultural use in the UK, but remain widely used in products for pets.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
In the first place, as we have seen, the housefly has now become virtually uncontrollable by insecticides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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