insecticide
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When I’m futzing in the garden or hiking, I wear socks, pants and shirts permeated with the tick-killing insecticide permethrin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The application proposes that attracting termites toward treated areas could potentially allow technicians to space treatment holes farther apart while reducing labor and possibly the amount of insecticide needed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 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
A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Carrots absorb more insecticide than any other crop studied; if the chemical used happens to be lindane, carrots actually accumulate higher concentrations than are present in the soil.
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
If people exterminate hives, native pollinators such as monarch butterflies, bumblebees, wasps and more can also be affected by the insecticides used.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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
The chemicals shown to damage gut bacteria include pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides commonly applied to crops.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
If the potential hazards of the chemosterilants are not constantly borne in mind we could easily find ourselves in even worse trouble than that now created by the insecticides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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