insecticide
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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
Infected wounds are cleaned and debrided to remove any screwworm larvae, after which the animal is treated with an approved insecticide, DeNotta said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
The result was a major jump in effectiveness, from about 70% mortality with insecticide alone to more than 95% when pinene was added.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
Unable to afford insecticide, Cuba has been plagued by mosquito-born diseases, overwhelming medical facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Control of the gnats was at first good, but by 1954 the treatment had to be repeated, this time at the rate of 1 part of insecticide in 50 million parts of water.
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
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
If trees are lightly or not-yet infested, they can be sprayed or injected with insecticides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026
This is because chemicals are designed to target specific organisms or processes, for example insecticides should target insects.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
Could we make use of them as, perhaps, very selective insecticides?
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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