insecticide
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When Roden-Reynolds conducts tick surveys, he wears clothing permeated with the tick-killing insecticide permethrin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
They then treated the property with a high-potency insecticide.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
This summer, I will be companion planting basil, dill and marigolds with my tomatoes and an occasional spritz of a natural insecticide.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The bag had once contained an insecticide called parathion, one of the organic phosphates; tests established death by parathion poisoning.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
In 2001, Fairfax lawmakers enacted a ban on all herbicides, insecticides and rodenticides on public land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
Texas ranchers are using drones, increasing inspections and stepping up use of insecticides to monitor and combat the parasitic fly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
Meanwhile, the available circumstantial evidence points to insecticides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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