pesticide

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Other big agricultural firms in North America, like pesticide producer Corteva and fertilizer supplier Nutrien, have also had strong quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Alongside the “Dirty Dozen,” EWG named its “Clean Fifteen” choices, produce with the lowest amounts of pesticide residues.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

To create the 2026 report, the EWG analyzed the most recent pesticide residue tests conducted by the U.S.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

These biomarkers represented three major pesticide categories: organophosphates, pyrethroids and neonicotinoids.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Along with destroying breeding areas, adult mosquito populations were also attacked with the widespread use of the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, better known as DDT, much of it sprayed from planes.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy