pesticide

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The study also highlights the need to examine whether pests have developed resistance or detoxification strategies when biological pesticides are used.

From Science Daily

The Health Secretary has also used his bully pulpit to attack products he views as toxins, including pesticides and fluoride in water.

From The Wall Street Journal

Commission officials have already said they are ready to renegotiate the rules on trace elements of banned pesticides, which affect only a tiny fraction of produce sales in the bloc.

From Barron's

There’s also the issue of the sorts of pesticides that are used in conventional versus organic farming.

From Salon

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

From Science Daily