insecticide

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

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

It states that adding pinene to localized treatments killed termites more quickly and increased final mortality compared with insecticide alone.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

The application also suggests that pinene could allow wider spacing between drill holes and may reduce the time, labor, and amount of insecticide needed for treatment.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

Despite the lack of justification the program was launched, with the state providing the manpower and supervising the operation, the federal government providing equipment and additional men, and the communities paying for the insecticide.

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

The chemicals shown to damage gut bacteria include pesticides such as herbicides and insecticides commonly applied to crops.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

In the warm enclosed waters of farm ponds, conditions are very likely to be lethal for fish when insecticides are applied in the vicinity.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson